Meanings
nounbad breath (countable and uncountable, plural bad breaths)
plural bad breaths
- countableinformaluncountabledentistryBreath that produces an unpleasant or foul-smelling odor when exhaled.
Synonyms: halitosis, bromopnea, fetor oris, ozostomia, stomatodysodia, dragonbreath · Antonyms: good breath
Synonyms & antonyms
nounBreath that produces an unpleasant or foul-smelling odor when exhaled.
Opposite
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Translations
Arabic بَخَر
- بَخَر (baḵar)unpleasant breath
Bulgarian лош дъх
- лош дъх (loš dăh)unpleasant breath
Chinese Mandarin 口臭
- 口臭 (kǒuchòu)unpleasant breath
Czech zápach z úst
- zápach z ústunpleasant breath
Danish dårlig ånde
- dårlig åndeunpleasant breath
Finnish pahanhajuinen hengitys
- pahanhajuinen hengitysunpleasant breath
French mauvaise haleine
- mauvaise haleineunpleasant breath
German Mundegeruch
- Mundegeruchunpleasant breath
Italian alito cattivo
- alito cattivounpleasant breath
Japanese 口臭
- 口臭 (kōshū)unpleasant breath
Norwegian Bokmål dårlig ånde
- dårlig åndeunpleasant breath
Polish cuchnący oddech
- cuchnący oddechunpleasant breath
Portuguese mau hálito, halitose
- mau hálitounpleasant breath
- halitoseunpleasant breath
- bafounpleasant breath
Russian неприя́тный за́пах и́зо рта́, галито́з
- неприя́тный за́пах и́зо рта́ (neprijátnyj zápax ízo rtá)unpleasant breath
- галито́з (galitóz)unpleasant breath
Spanish halitosis, mal aliento
- halitosisunpleasant breath
- mal alientounpleasant breath
- mal hálitounpleasant breath
Swedish dålig andedräkt
- dålig andedräktunpleasant breath
Tagalog mabahong hininga
- mabahong hiningaunpleasant breath
Turkish ağız kokusu
- ağız kokusuunpleasant breath
Welsh anadl ddrwg
- anadl ddrwgunpleasant breath
Cite this entry
APA
bad breath. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bad%20breath
MLA
“bad breath.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bad%20breath. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bad breath,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bad%20breath.
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