1
: foul or putrid matter
especially
: loathsome dirt or refuse
2
a
: moral corruption or defilement
b
: something that tends to corrupt or defile
Examples of filth in a Sentence
He emerged from the cellar covered in filth.
the filth of the slaughterhouse
living in filth and squalor
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As this imagery of toxicity, filth and corruption suggests, Lane had an almost adversarial attitude towards the gut; a myopic suspicion of the digestive system that came to govern his approach to treating patients and which would eventually lead to professional disgrace.
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Elsa Richardson, TIME, 3 Oct. 2024
Inmates are maimed and tortured, relegated to an existence of fear, filth and not-so-benign neglect.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 1 Oct. 2024
The rich continue to indulge — so, too, does Cesar, taking drugs and showing up at their events, albeit bitterly — while Coppola depicts the general populace falling into bouts of civil unrest, protests, and monochrome filth, hovering around trash fires for warmth and comfort.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2024
At any moment, they could be separated from their families and thrown into a trench reminiscent of the Battle of the Somme, filled with filth and mice.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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Elsa Richardson, TIME, 3 Oct. 2024
Inmates are maimed and tortured, relegated to an existence of fear, filth and not-so-benign neglect.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 1 Oct. 2024
The rich continue to indulge — so, too, does Cesar, taking drugs and showing up at their events, albeit bitterly — while Coppola depicts the general populace falling into bouts of civil unrest, protests, and monochrome filth, hovering around trash fires for warmth and comfort.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2024
At any moment, they could be separated from their families and thrown into a trench reminiscent of the Battle of the Somme, filled with filth and mice.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Filth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/filth. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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filth
noun1
: disgusting dirt or waste
2
: something that tends to disgust, offend, or dirty
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