be extremely bad in quality or in one's performance
“This term paper stinks!”
verb
smell badly and offensively
“The building reeks of smoke”
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
stinker
noun
an artifact (especially an automobile) that is defective or unsatisfactory
reek
noun
a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant
stink
noun
a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
stinken
ein charakteristischer Geruch, der aufdringlich unangenehm ist
🇫🇷French
puer
une odeur distinctive qui est offensante et désagréable
🇪🇸Spanish
hedor
un olor distintivo que es ofensivamente desagradable
🇮🇹Italian
puzza
un odore caratteristico che è offensivamente sgradevole
🇳🇱Dutch
stinken
een kenmerkende geur die aanstootgevend onaangenaam is
🇵🇹Portuguese
fedor
um odor distinto que é ofensivamente desagradável
🇷🇺Russian
вонять
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
臭
一种令人不快的独特气味
🇯🇵Japanese
悪臭
不快な独特の臭い
🇰🇷Korean
악취
불쾌할 정도로 불쾌한 독특한 냄새
🇻🇳Vietnamese
hôi thối
một mùi đặc biệt gây khó chịu
🇹🇭Thai
กลิ่นเหม็น
มีกลิ่นเฉพาะตัวที่ไม่พึงประสงค์อย่างน่ารังเกียจ
🇮🇩Indonesian
bau
bau khas yang sangat tidak menyenangkan
🇵🇭Filipino
mabaho
isang natatanging amoy na nakakasakit na hindi kanais-nais
🇲🇾Malay
berbau busuk
bau tersendiri yang menyinggung perasaan tidak menyenangkan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
نتن
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
לְהַסרִיחַ
ריח מיוחד שאינו נעים באופן פוגעני
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'stink'?
The primary meaning of 'stink' is 'a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'stink' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'stink' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'stink' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'stink' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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Do you find 'stink' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'stink' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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