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filth

[ filth ]

noun

  1. offensive or disgusting dirt or refuse; foul matter:

    the filth dumped into our rivers.

  2. foul condition:

    to live in filth.

  3. moral impurity, corruption, or obscenity.
  4. vulgar or obscene language or thought.


filth

/ fɪlθ /

noun

  1. foul or disgusting dirt; refuse
  2. extreme physical or moral uncleanliness; pollution
  3. vulgarity or obscenity, as in language
  4. the filth derogatory.
    the police
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of filth1

before 1000; Middle English; Old English fȳlth. See foul, -th 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of filth1

Old English fӯlth ; related to Old Saxon, Old High German fūlitha ; see foul , defile
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Example Sentences

"There were calls for 'this kind of filth to be taken off our screens'."

From BBC

The media certainly has the incentive to sensationalize drug use, followed by calls to ban this “sick filth,” but prohibition certainly offers no solutions to the mental health crisis or actually stops drug use.

From Salon

In her hand, they have almost unanimously perceived a strigil, an ancient bathing tool for scraping filth from the body.

From Salon

“There is nothing compassionate about letting these individuals live in filth and squalor, rather than getting them the help that they need.”

"The increased human presence has also created more filth, attracting stray dogs who kill the birds or destroy their eggs," Mr Dookia says.

From BBC

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