Noun: Miasma (mye-AZ-muh)
Definition:
1: A vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease; also : a heavy vaporous emanation or atmosphere.
2: An influence or atmosphere that tends to deplete or corrupt; also, an atmosphere that obscures: fog.
Example sentence: While taking pictures on my recent trip to Ireland, I was glad I brought a good lens-cleaning cloth, which I used repeatedly in the swirling miasma of mist and rain.
