stench

n.

1. A strong, foul odor; a stink.
2. A foul quality: the stench of corrupt government.

[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.

n

Definition: foul odor
Antonyms: perfume, sweetness

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant
  Synonyms: malodor, malodour, stink, reek, fetor, foetor

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - stank

Nederlands (Dutch)
stank

Français (French)
n. - puanteur, (fig) odeur nauséabonde

Deutsch (German)
n. - Gestank

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - δυσοσμία, δυσωδία (κν. μπόχα)

Italiano (Italian)
puzza

Português (Portuguese)
n. - mau cheiro (m)

Русский (Russian)
зловоние

Español (Spanish)
n. - hedor, mal olor, peste

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - stank

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
恶臭, 臭气

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 惡臭, 臭氣

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 악취, 불쾌한 냄새

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - いやなにおい, 悪臭

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) رائحه كريهه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮סירחון, צחנה‬

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