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Definition of
stench noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
stench
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
stɛntʃ
/
/
[
singular
]
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1
a strong, very unpleasant smell
synonym
reek
an overpowering stench of rotting fish
2
(
figurative
)
The stench of treachery hung in the air.
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stench
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