anthropogenic Syllabification: (an·thro·po·gen·ic)Pronunciation: /ˌanTHrəpōˈjenik/Definition of anthropogenic adjective (chiefly of environmental pollution and pollutants) originating in human activity:anthropogenic emissions of sulfur dioxideDerivatives anthropogenicallyPronunciation: /-ik(ə)lē/ adverb anthropogenic in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of anthropogenic in the British & World English dictionary