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cesspool

[ ses-pool ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a cistern, well, or pit for retaining the sediment of a drain or for receiving the sewage from a house.
any filthy receptacle or place.
any place of moral filth or immorality:
a cesspool of iniquity.

cesspool

/ ˈsɛsˌpuːl; ˈsɛsˌpɪt /

noun

Also calledsinksump a covered cistern, etc, for collecting and storing sewage or waste water
a filthy or corrupt place
a cesspool of iniquity

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Word History and Origins

Origin of cesspool¹

1575–85; cess (< Italian cesso privy < Latin rēcessus recess, place of retirement) + pool ¹

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Word History and Origins

Origin of cesspool¹

C17: changed (through influence of pool ¹) from earlier cesperalle, from Old French souspirail vent, air, from soupirer to sigh; see suspire

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Example Sentences

He also turned the website into an even greater cesspool of misinformation and hate speech by gutting content moderation.

From Salon

Throw in Elon Musk’s degradation of the once lively discourse on Twitter into the disinformation and conspiracy cesspool of X.

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Failing to do so creates the opposite, and creates instead cesspools of hatred, crime, and other downward societal spirals.

From Salon

Over the years, residents have seen the ecosystem change into an unrecognizable landscape — once clear ponds stocked with fish are now gray cesspools filled with white foam that is visible even in Google’s satellite images.

From Los Angeles Times

It is the year 79, and “Rome, once the beacon of civilization, is now a cesspool of corruption and decay.”

From Los Angeles Times

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