Difference between Stink and Stench

What is the difference between Stink and Stench?

Stink as a noun is a strong bad smell. while Stench as a noun is a strong foul smell, a stink

Stink

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To have a strong bad smell. To be greatly inferior; to perform badly. To give an impression of dishonesty or untruth.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A strong bad smell. A complaint or objection. chemistry A failure or unfortunate event.

Example sentence: We're all trapped in the digital world. It's filled with cat videos, and you have to dodge comments about how much you stink.

Stench

Part of speech: noun

Definition: a strong foul smell, a stinkmetaphorically, a foul quality

We hope you now know whether to use Stink or Stench in your sentence.

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