miasmas
n. 瘴气( miasma的名词复数 ); 烟雾弥漫的空气; 不良气氛或影响
You can describe something bad or confused that seems to be in the air all around you as a miasma .
As time went on, his ambition to be part of the US Supreme Court faded in a miasma of alcohol and despair.
随着时间的推移,他跻身美国最高法院的雄心壮志在弥漫着酒精和绝望气息的乌烟瘴气中消失殆尽。