stench

3 definitions • 4 examples

a strong, unpleasant smell:

the stench of rotting fish/burning rubber/cigarette smoke

an overpowering stench

a bad effect that follows an unpleasant event or situation and is noticeable for a long time:

For some time after the minister's resignation, the stench of scandal hung over the government.

a strong, unpleasant smell:

the stench of rotting fish