6
besmirching(noun, verb, abuse, deterioration, trash)
5
dirtying(noun, verb, abuse, deterioration, trash)
5
fouling(noun, verb, abuse, deterioration, trash)
5
soiling(noun, verb, abuse, deterioration, trash)
5
tainting(noun, verb, abuse, deterioration, trash)
4
befouling(noun, verb, dirtying)
4
contaminating(verb, dirtying)
4
defiling(verb, dirtying)
4
staining(noun, verb, dirtying)
4
sullying(noun, verb, dirtying)
3
pollution(noun, contamination, smog, dirtiness, effluence)
3
smirching(verb, dirtying)
3
tarnishing(verb, dirtying)
2
adulteration(noun, abuse, contamination, smog, dirtiness)
2
begriming
2
besmearing(noun, abuse, deterioration, trash, contamination)
2
contamination(noun, abuse, smog, dirtiness, effluence)
2
corruption(noun, abuse, contamination, smog, dirtiness)
2
infecting
2
smudging(verb, dirtying)
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