異臭|いしゅうishuu[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounoffensive smell; bad smell; foul smell; stench

• Synonym臭みくさみNeutralAn unpleasant smell, often the fishy or gamey taint of an ingredient, as in 「魚の臭み」; it covers other bad smells too, while 「異臭」 stresses that a smell is out of place.
• Synonym悪臭あくしゅうNeutralA strongly unpleasant stench, heavier in degree; 「異臭」 instead stresses that the smell is abnormal and different from usual.
• Synonym臭味しゅうみNeutralThe same word in another spelling; it can also describe speech or behavior that feels affected and off-putting, while 「異臭」 is only about actual odd smells.
• Antonym良い匂いNeutralA good smell; the direct opposite of 「異臭」.

Use 「異臭」 when a smell seems strange or out of place, as in 「異臭騒ぎ」; for a simply foul smell say 「悪臭」, and for the unpleasant smell foods and other things have in themselves say 「臭み」.

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1. 変へんなにおい、特とくに嫌いやなにおいを指さす。