"in bad odor" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: Compare odour of sanctity. Etymology templates: {{m|en|odour of sanctity}} odour of sanctity Head templates: {{head|en|adjective}} in bad odor
  1. (idiomatic, often followed by with) Regarded with disapproval; in a situation of being disliked; shunned. Tags: idiomatic, often Synonyms: frowned upon, on the outs, in bad odour Related terms: bad books Translations (regarded with disapproval, shunned): huonossa maineessa (Finnish), paheksuttu (Finnish), waingaio (Maori)
    Sense id: en-in_bad_odor-en-adj-a7Gc4RMk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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