stench. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

The American Heritage^® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

stench

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


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