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BEFOULMENT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does befoulment mean?
• BEFOULMENT (noun)
The noun BEFOULMENT has 1 sense:
1. the state of being polluted
Familiarity information: BEFOULMENT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The state of being polluted
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
befoulment; defilement; pollution
Hypernyms ("befoulment" is a kind of...):
dirtiness; uncleanness (the state of being unsanitary)
Derivation:
befoul (spot, stain, or pollute)
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