bad breath

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bad breath

noun bad breaths

countable, informal, uncountable Breath that produces an unpleasant or foul-smelling odor when exhaled.
Similar: halitosis, bromopnea, fetor oris, ozostomia, stomatodysodia, dragonbreath · Opposite: good breath

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noun unpleasant breath

Español	halitosis, mal aliento, mal hálito
日本語	口臭 kōshū
中文	口臭 kǒuchòu
Português	mau hálito, halitose, bafo
Français	mauvaise haleine
Deutsch	Mundegeruch
Italiano	alito cattivo
Русский	неприя́тный за́пах и́зо рта́ neprijátnyj zápax ízo rtá, галито́з galitóz
العربية	بَخَر baḵar

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@misc{bad_breath_2026,
  title = {bad breath},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bad%20breath},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}