Stench — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/stˈɛntʃ/

🇬🇧British English

/stˈɛntʃ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/stˈɛntʃ/

1 syllable Say it as /stˈɛntʃ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

foetor reek malodour malodor mephitis fetor stink

Word Forms

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

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Gestank

ein charakteristischer Geruch, der aufdringlich unangenehm ist

🇫🇷French

puanteur

une odeur distinctive qui est offensante et désagréable

🇪🇸Spanish

hedor

un olor distintivo que es ofensivamente desagradable

🇮🇹Italian

fetore

un odore caratteristico che è offensivamente sgradevole

🇳🇱Dutch

stank

een kenmerkende geur die aanstootgevend onaangenaam is

🇵🇹Portuguese

fedor

um odor distinto que é ofensivamente desagradável

🇷🇺Russian

вонь

характерный запах, который является оскорбительно неприятным

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बदबू

एक विशिष्ट गंध जो आक्रामक रूप से अप्रिय है

🇧🇩Bengali

দুর্গন্ধ

একটি স্বতন্ত্র গন্ধ যা আপত্তিকরভাবে অপ্রীতিকর

🇮🇳Tamil

துர்நாற்றம்

விரும்பத்தகாத ஒரு தனித்துவமான வாசனை

🇮🇳Telugu

దుర్వాసన

అసహ్యకరమైన అసహ్యకరమైన ఒక విలక్షణమైన వాసన

🇮🇳Marathi

दुर्गंधी

एक विशिष्ट गंध जो आक्षेपार्हपणे अप्रिय आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

દુર્ગંધ

એક વિશિષ્ટ ગંધ જે અપમાનજનક રીતે અપ્રિય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ದುರ್ವಾಸನೆ

ಆಕ್ರಮಣಕಾರಿಯಾಗಿ ಅಹಿತಕರವಾದ ಒಂದು ವಿಶಿಷ್ಟವಾದ ವಾಸನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ദുർഗന്ധം

അരോചകമായ ഒരു പ്രത്യേക ഗന്ധം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਦਬੂ

ਇੱਕ ਵਿਲੱਖਣ ਗੰਧ ਜੋ ਅਪਮਾਨਜਨਕ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਕੋਝਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

بدبو

ایک مخصوص بو جو جارحانہ طور پر ناگوار ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

恶臭

一种令人不快的独特气味

🇯🇵Japanese

悪臭

不快な独特の臭い

🇰🇷Korean

고약한 냄새

불쾌할 정도로 불쾌한 독특한 냄새

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mùi hôi thối

một mùi đặc biệt gây khó chịu

🇹🇭Thai

กลิ่นเหม็น

มีกลิ่นเฉพาะตัวที่ไม่พึงประสงค์อย่างน่ารังเกียจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

bau

bau khas yang sangat tidak menyenangkan

🇵🇭Filipino

baho

isang natatanging amoy na nakakasakit na hindi kanais-nais

🇲🇾Malay

bau busuk

bau tersendiri yang menyinggung perasaan tidak menyenangkan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

رائحة كريهة

رائحة مميزة كريهة بشكل عدواني

🇮🇷Persian

بوی تعفن

بوی متمایزی که به شدت ناخوشایند است

🇹🇷Turkish

pis koku

rahatsız edici derecede rahatsız edici, kendine özgü bir koku

🇮🇱Hebrew

צַחֲנָה

ריח מיוחד שאינו נעים באופן פוגעני

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The primary meaning of 'stench' is 'a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant'.

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Using 'stench' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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