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    malodour
    /malˈəʊdə/

    noun

    • 1. a very unpleasant smell: "in most cases, the malodour is obvious to the sufferer"

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  2. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishMALODOUR definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    A foul or unpleasant smell.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.

  3. www.thefreedictionary.com › malodourMalodour - definition of malodour by The Free Dictionary

    Noun. 1. malodour - a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant. fetor, foetor, malodor, reek, stench, stink, mephitis. odour, olfactory perception, olfactory sensation, smell, odor - the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form; "she loved the smell of roses".

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › malodourMalodour - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Definitions of malodour. noun. a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant. synonyms: fetor, foetor, malodor, mephitis, reek, stench, stink. see more.

  5. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › malodorMalodor Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    malodor noun. mal· odor ˌmal-ˈō-dər. Synonyms of malodor. : an offensive odor. Examples of malodor in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web The panel was assembled to determine changes in oral malodor resulting from dietary manipulation.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMeaning of malodorous in English - Cambridge Dictionary

    having an unpleasant smell: The town is built on a malodorous swamp. Synonyms. fetid formal. funky (BAD) US informal. niffy UK informal. pungent. putrid (DECAYED) rank (SMELL) smelly. stinking informal. stinky informal. whiffy UK informal. Opposites. fragrant. perfumed. scented. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Smells & smelling.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishMALODOR definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    noun. an unpleasant or offensive odor; stench. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. Word origin. [1815–25; mal- + odor] This word is first recorded in the period 1815–25.

  8. www.dictionary.com › browse › malodorMALODOR Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    noun. an unpleasant or offensive odor; stench. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of malodor 1. First recorded in 1815–25; mal- + odor. Discover More. Example Sentences. It’s also been found that malodors can also have adverse psychological, physical, social, and even economic effects. From Popular-Science.