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noise pollution

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Excess noise which is unpleasant or harmful.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

annoying and potentially harmful environmental noise

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sound pollution

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: pollution

History

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Across languages

Translations

35 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: geraasbesoedeling — excessive noise
  • Arabic: تَلَوُّث ضَوْضَائِيّ (talawwuṯ ḍawḍāʔiyy) — excessive noise
  • Basque: soinu kutsadura — excessive noise
  • Breton: saotradur dre drouz — excessive noise
  • Catalan: contaminació acústica — excessive noise
  • Chinese Mandarin: 噪音污染 (zàoyīn wūrǎn) — excessive noise
  • Czech: hlukové znečištění — excessive noise
  • Dutch: geluidsoverlast — excessive noise
  • Dutch: geluidshinder — excessive noise
  • Dutch: geluidsvervuiling — excessive noise
  • Finnish: melusaaste — excessive noise
  • French: nuisance sonore — excessive noise
  • French: pollution sonore — excessive noise
  • Georgian: ხმოვანი დაბინძურება (xmovani dabinʒureba) — excessive noise
  • German: Lärmbelastung — excessive noise
  • Greek: ηχορύπανση (ichorýpansi) — excessive noise
  • Hindi: ध्वनि प्रदूषण (dhvani pradūṣaṇ) — excessive noise
  • Hungarian: hangszennyezés — excessive noise
  • Italian: inquinamento acustico — excessive noise
  • Japanese: 騒音公害 (sōon kōgai) — excessive noise
  • Kannada: ಶಬ್ದ ಮಾಲಿನ್ಯ (śabda mālinya) — excessive noise
  • Korean: 소음 공해 (so'eum gonghae) — excessive noise
  • Latin: sonitus pollutio — excessive noise
  • Malayalam: ശബ്ദമലിനീകരണം (śabdamalinīkaraṇaṁ) — excessive noise
  • Marathi: ध्वनिप्रदूषण (dhvanipradūṣaṇ) — excessive noise
  • Portuguese: poluição sonora — excessive noise
  • Russian: шумово́е загрязне́ние (šumovóje zagrjaznénije) — excessive noise
  • Spanish: contaminación acústica — excessive noise
  • Swedish: ljudförorening — excessive noise
  • Swedish: buller — excessive noise
  • Thai: มลภาวะทางเสียง — excessive noise
  • Thai: มลพิษทางเสียง — excessive noise
  • Turkish: gürültü kirliliği — excessive noise
  • Vietnamese: ô nhiễm tiếng ồn — excessive noise
  • Zulu: ongcolile nomsindo — excessive noise