Mephitis — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a poisonous or foul smelling gas emitted from the earth

a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mɛfˈaɪɾɪs/

🇬🇧British English

/mɛfˈaɪtɪs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mɛfˈaɪtɪs/

3 syllables Say it as /mɛfˈaɪɾɪs/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

stench foetor reek malodour malodor fetor genus Mephitis stink

Word Forms

mephitic	adjective	of noxious stench from atmospheric pollution
stinky	adjective	having an unpleasant smell
stink	verb	smell badly and offensively
reek	verb	smell badly and offensively

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

méphitisme

un gaz toxique ou nauséabond émis par la terre

🇪🇸Spanish

hediondez

un gas venenoso o maloliente emitido desde la tierra

🇮🇹Italian

mefite

un gas velenoso o maleodorante emesso dalla terra

🇳🇱Dutch

stank

een giftig of stinkend gas dat door de aarde wordt uitgestoten

🇵🇹Portuguese

mefitis

um gás venenoso ou fétido emitido pela terra

🇷🇺Russian

мефит

ядовитый или дурно пахнущий газ, выбрасываемый из земли

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गंदगी

धरती से निकलने वाली जहरीली या दुर्गंधयुक्त गैस

🇧🇩Bengali

মেফাইটিস

পৃথিবী থেকে নির্গত একটি বিষাক্ত বা দুর্গন্ধযুক্ত গ্যাস

🇮🇳Tamil

மெஃபிடிஸ்

பூமியில் இருந்து வெளிப்படும் ஒரு நச்சு அல்லது துர்நாற்றம் கொண்ட வாயு

🇮🇳Telugu

మెఫిటిస్

భూమి నుండి విడుదలయ్యే విషపూరితమైన లేదా దుర్వాసనగల వాయువు

🇮🇳Marathi

मेफिटिस

पृथ्वीवरून उत्सर्जित होणारा एक विषारी किंवा दुर्गंधीयुक्त वायू

🇮🇳Gujarati

મેફાઇટિસ

પૃથ્વીમાંથી ઉત્સર્જિત ઝેરી અથવા દુર્ગંધયુક્ત ગેસ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೆಫಿಟಿಸ್

ಭೂಮಿಯಿಂದ ಹೊರಸೂಸುವ ವಿಷಕಾರಿ ಅಥವಾ ದುರ್ವಾಸನೆಯ ಅನಿಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മെഫിറ്റിസ്

ഭൂമിയിൽ നിന്ന് പുറന്തള്ളുന്ന വിഷം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ദുർഗന്ധമുള്ള വാതകം

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

沴

从地球发出的有毒或有恶臭的气体

🇯🇵Japanese

メフィチス

地球から放出される有毒または悪臭のガス

🇰🇷Korean

독기

땅에서 방출되는 유독하거나 악취가 나는 가스

🇻🇳Vietnamese

viêm màng não

một loại khí độc hoặc có mùi hôi phát ra từ trái đất

🇹🇭Thai

โรคกระเพาะ

ก๊าซพิษหรือกลิ่นเหม็นที่ปล่อยออกมาจากโลก

🇮🇩Indonesian

bau

gas beracun atau berbau busuk yang dikeluarkan dari bumi

🇲🇾Malay

penyakit mephitis

gas beracun atau berbau busuk yang dikeluarkan dari bumi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

نتانة

غاز سام أو كريه الرائحة ينبعث من الأرض

🇮🇷Persian

مفیت

گاز سمی یا بدبویی که از زمین ساطع می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

mefitit

topraktan yayılan zehirli veya kötü kokulu bir gaz

🇮🇱Hebrew

מפיטיס

גז רעיל או בעל ריח רע הנפלט מהאדמה

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