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stench  (stnch)

n.

1. A strong, foul odor; a stink.

2. A foul quality: the stench of corrupt government.

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[Middle English, from Old English stenc, odor.]

Synonyms: stench, fetor, malodor, reek, stink
These nouns denote a penetrating, objectionable odor: the stench of burning rubber; the fetor of polluted waters; the malodor of diesel fumes; the reek of stale sweat; a stink of decayed flesh.

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stench [stɛntʃ]

n

a strong and extremely offensive odour; stink

[Old English stenc; related to Old Saxon, Old High German stank; see stink]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

stench - a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant fetor, foetor, malodor, malodour, reek, stink, mephitis odour, olfactory perception, olfactory sensation, smell, odor - the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form; "she loved the smell of roses" niff, pong - an unpleasant smell

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stench

noun stink, whiff (Brit. slang), reek, pong (Brit. informal), foul smell, niff (Brit. slang), malodour, mephitis, noisomeness The stench of burning rubber was overpowering.

Translations

stench [stentʃ] N → hedor m

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stench [ˈstɛntʃ] n → puanteur f

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stench

n → Gestank m; stench trap → Geruchsverschluss m

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stench [stɛntʃ] n → puzzo, fetore m

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stench [stɛntʃ] n → puzzo, fetore m

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stench

n stench [stentʃ]

a strong, bad smell the stench of stale tobacco smoke. stank نَتانَه смрад puch stank der Gestank δυσωδία, βρόμα hais بوي بد löyhkä puanteur סִרָחוֹן दुर्गन्ध smrad, zadah bűz bau busuk fnykur puzzo, tanfo 悪臭 악취 smarvė, tvaikas smaka; smirdoņa bau busuk stank stank, vond lukt smród mau cheiro duhoare смрад pach smrad smrad stank กลิ่นเหม็น pis koku 惡臭 сморід بد بو mùi khó chịu 恶臭