1. the condition of being unsanitary; lack of cleanliness or proper hygiene
Usage: formal

Examples

• The health inspector cited the restaurant for insanitation in the kitchen.
• Poor insanitation in the refugee camp led to the spread of disease.
• The city’s insanitation problems became worse after the water treatment plant failed.
• Medical experts warned that insanitation could cause a public health crisis.
• The school was temporarily closed due to insanitation in the cafeteria.
• Overcrowding and insanitation made living conditions unbearable.