noise pollution

NOUN

loud noises

Synonyms

WEAK

contamination environmental pollution noisemaker sound pollution

Example Sentences

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Even noise pollution from constant humming of the servers impacts local quality of life.

From Salon • Jun. 12, 2026

Ho Chi Minh City already ranks among the loudest cities in Asia, according to the United Nations, with noise pollution levels high enough to damage hearing.

From Barron's • Dec. 28, 2025

The robots have eliminated noise pollution from gas-powered equipment around City Hall offices and conference rooms.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

The animals are increasingly stressed from changes in food availability, shipping traffic, noise pollution, waste discharge, disease and plastic debris, and their ability to avoid and survive these impediments is diminishing.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 25, 2025

Then the development of the steamship in the nineteenth century introduced an ominous source of noise pollution.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan