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stench

/stentʃ/noun

उच्चारण स्टेन्च

दुर्गंध, बदबू

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    [C, usually sing.]

    a strong, very unpleasant smell; an unpleasant feeling about a situation, especially one involving dishonesty

    दुर्गंध, बदबू

    • the stench of rotting garbage
    • the stench of corruption
    • The stench from the dump made everyone cover their noses.
    + 2 more examples
    • A foul stench filled the room after the fridge broke down.
    • The stench of fish rose from the market.

    Synonyms stink odour reek smell fetor

    Opposite fragrance aroma perfume scent

≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?

Keep the bad-smell words together: stench (a very bad smell), stink, reek (a strong bad smell), odour (a smell, often unpleasant), whiff (a slight smell), malodour (formal).

बुरी गंध के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: stench (बहुत बुरी गंध), stink, reek (तेज़ बुरी गंध), odour (गंध, प्रायः अप्रिय), whiff (हल्की गंध), malodour (औपचारिक)।

Keep the good-smell words: fragrance, aroma, scent, perfume, bouquet (the smell of wine).

अच्छी गंध के शब्द याद रखिए: fragrance, aroma, scent, perfume, bouquet (वाइन की गंध)।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

The stench of corruption or scandal.

Collocation 'the stench of corruption' या 'the stench of scandal' में stench का लाक्षणिक प्रयोग है, यानी भ्रष्टाचार या घोटाले की बदबू जैसा माहौल।