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polluted

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/pəˈluːtɪd/ · pol-lu-ted

Contaminated or made dirty by substance or impurities.

Meanings

adjectiveformal

Contaminated or made dirty by substance or impurities.

کسی مادے یا آلودگی کی موجودگی سے ملین یا خراب ہونا۔

آلودہ

alooda

Formal: آلودہ

Synonyms

contaminateddirtytaintedآلودہگندہبگاڑ

Antonyms

cleanpureunpollutedصافخالصبے آلودہ

Common Collocations

  • polluted water
  • polluted air
  • polluted environment

Example Sentences

The river has become polluted due to industrial waste.

یہ دریا صنعتی فضلے کی وجہ سے آلودہ ہو چکا ہے۔

Yeh dariya san'ati fazlay ki wajah se alooda ho chuka hai.

Polluted air can cause serious health issues.

آلودہ ہوا مہلک صحت کے مسائل پیدا کر سکتی ہے۔

Aloodah hawa mehliq sehat ke masail paida kar sakti hai.

The government's efforts to reduce polluted water have been insufficient.

حکومت کی آلودہ پانی کو کم کرنے کی کوششیں ناکافی رہی ہیں۔

Hukumat ki alooda pani ko kam karne ki koshishain nakafi rahi hain.

Easily Confused With

pollution:Polluted is an adjective describing something that is contaminated, while pollution is a noun referring to the act or state of contaminating.

Word Family

pollute
verbآلودہ کرنا
pollution
nounآلودگی

See Also

💡 Memory Tip

Think of a polluted area as a 'pool' of dirt and waste.

Picture a river filled with trash and waste to represent pollution.

✍️ Urdu Poetry

سبزہ کٹھن ہے، پانی آلودہ ہے، دوستی بادلوں سے ہی ہے، جو خالی آلودہ ہے۔

Sabza kathin hai, pani alooda hai, dosti badalon se hi hai, jo khaali alooda hai.

The greenery is hard, the water is polluted, friendship is only with the clouds, which is also polluted.

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🗣️ Urdu Proverb

جتنا پانی آلودہ ہو، اتنا ہی اس کا اثر ہوتا ہے۔

Jitna pani alooda ho, utna hi iska asar hota hai.

The more polluted the water, the greater its impact.

📖 Etymology

Origin: Latin "pollutus" — to soil or defile

First known use: 15th century

The word has evolved from the Latin 'pollutus', which means dirty or contaminated.