stench
noun/stentʃ/
/stentʃ/
[singular]- a strong, very unpleasant smell synonym reek
- an overpowering stench of rotting fish
- (figurative) The stench of treachery hung in the air.
Extra Examples- The stench of death hung heavily over the land.
- I caught the stench of fear from the duke and his men.
- She became aware of an awful stench.
- The stench of death and decay hung in the air.
- The stench of rotting fish filled the hut.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- overpowering
- overwhelming
- powerful
- …
- be filled with
- stench of
Word OriginOld English stenc ‘smell’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch stank, German Gestank, also to the verb stink.
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