noun · rare

stench

stench · stenches

сморід, вонь

вонь, смрад, зловоние

Gestank

A strong foul smell; a stinkA strong foul smell; a stink.

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/stɛnt͡ʃ/

» The stench is making me sick.

Meaning

3 senses

A strong foul smell; a stink.
Gestank
воньvonʹ, смрадsmrad, злово́ниеzlovónije
сморі́дsmoríd, воньvonʹ
(figuratively)A foul quality.
the stench of political corruption
(obsolete)A smell or odour, not necessarily bad.

More definitions

a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant

Examples

36 sentences

The stench is making me sick.
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Tom complained of the stench.
deTom beklagte sich wegen des Gestankes.
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The stench of death became overwhelming.
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A stench emanated from the rotting corpses.
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Ziri noticed the stench of rotting meat.
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

a strong foul smell, a stink:

Русский

By meaning 1

a strong foul smell, a stink:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

a strong foul smell, a stink:

Origin

From Middle English stench, from Old English stenċ (“stench, odor, fragrance”), from Proto

From Middle English stench, from Old English stenċ (“stench, odor, fragrance”), from Proto-Germanic *stankwiz (“smell, fragrance, odor”), from Proto-Indo-European *stengʷ- (“to push, thrust”). Cognate with Dutch stank (“stench, odor”), German Stank, Gestank (“stench, odor, smell”), Danish stank (“stench”), Swedish stank (“stench”), Icelandic stækja (“stench”).

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