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stench

[stench]

noun

  1. an offensive smell or odor; stink.

  2. a foul quality.



stench

/ ɛԳʃ /

noun

  1. a strong and extremely offensive odour; stink

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • stenchful adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of stench1

First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English stenc “odor (good or bad)”; akin to stink
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Word History and Origins

Origin of stench1

Old English stenc; related to Old Saxon, Old High German stank; see stink
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Synonym Study

See odor.
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"Some attendees, unable to tolerate the stench, grimace and cover their noses as they approach the flower."

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Apparently the stench of Trump at both ends of this deal — as the regulator in chief and the financier being regulated — was just too pungent.

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When a crane lifts up the concrete pieces, the stench of decaying bodies, already quite strong, becomes overwhelming.

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The intense stench suggested many people had died there, but there was no sign of rescue work.

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The stench of the contaminated Tijuana River wafted in the morning air as Jasso hauled out a plastic shelving unit from the canopy.

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