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cesspit

/ˈsɛspɪt/

cesspit noun: a cesspool; a pit or covered cistern used to collect sewage and waste water.

Noun

cesspit (plural cesspits)

  1. A cesspool; a pit or covered cistern used to collect sewage and waste water.
  2. (broadly, derogatory, figuratively) A place or situation characterised by corruption, filth or immoral activities.
    • Politics devolved into a cesspit of lies and deceit.

cesspit meaning in Kannada

cesspit in Kannada

ಗಬ್ಬುಗುಂಡಿ

Synonyms of cesspit

Forms of cesspit

pluralcesspits

Origin of cesspit

Uncertain. The first part, cess-, is undoubtedly the same as for cesspool, whose origin is likewise uncertain. The second part is pit, a hole in the ground.

Questions about cesspit

What does cesspit mean?
Cesspit means a cesspool; a pit or covered cistern used to collect sewage and waste water.
What is cesspit in Kannada?
Cesspit in Kannada is ಗಬ್ಬುಗುಂಡಿ. See Cesspit meaning in Kannada.
What part of speech is cesspit?
Cesspit is a noun.
How do you pronounce cesspit?
Cesspit is pronounced /ˈsɛspɪt/.
What is the plural of cesspit?
The plural of cesspit is cesspits.

Words near cesspit in the dictionary

  1. Cesson
  2. cessor
  3. cessors
  4. cesspipe
  5. cesspipes
  6. cesspit
  7. cesspits
  8. cesspool
  9. cesspools
  10. cesstibtantite
  11. cest

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Adapted from Wiktionary: cesspit (page history and authors); cesspit (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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