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- [poi-zuh n]
- /ˈpɔɪ zən/
- /ˈpɔɪzn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [poi-zuh n]
- /ˈpɔɪ zən/
Definitions of poison word
- noun poison a substance with an inherent property that tends to destroy life or impair health. 1
- noun poison something harmful or pernicious, as to happiness or well-being: the poison of slander. 1
- noun poison Slang. any variety of alcoholic liquor: Name your poison! 1
- verb with object poison to administer poison to (a person or animal). 1
- verb with object poison to kill or injure with or as if with poison. 1
- verb with object poison to put poison into or upon; saturate with poison: to poison food. 1
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Origin of poison
First appearance:
before 1200 One of the 9% oldest English words
1200-50; Middle English puisun < Old French < Latin pōtiōn- (stem of pōtiō) drink, potion, poisonous draught
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Parts of speech for Poison
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
poison popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
poison usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for poison
verb poison
- acidulate — to make slightly acid or sour
- anesthetize — to cause anesthesia in; give an anesthetic to
- anesthetized — to render physically insensible, as by an anesthetic.
- bittered — having a harsh, disagreeably acrid taste, like that of aspirin, quinine, wormwood, or aloes.
- bittering — having a harsh, disagreeably acrid taste, like that of aspirin, quinine, wormwood, or aloes.
noun poison
- adversity — an unfortunate event or incident
- annihilator — a person or thing that annihilates.
- aqua vitae — alcohol
- bad break — misfortune, period of bad luck
- bane — The bane of someone or the bane of someone's life is something that frequently makes them feel unhappy or annoyed.
adj poison
- infective — infectious.
- maleficent — doing evil or harm; harmfully malicious: maleficent destroyers of reputations.
- malevolent — wishing evil or harm to another or others; showing ill will; ill-disposed; malicious: His failures made him malevolent toward those who were successful.
- miasmatic — noxious exhalations from putrescent organic matter; poisonous effluvia or germs polluting the atmosphere.
- nasty — physically filthy; disgustingly unclean: a nasty pigsty of a room.
adjective poison
- dislikable — Not capable or worthy of being liked; not liked; regarded with displeasure or aversion.
- evil — Profoundly immoral and malevolent.
- mephitical — Alternative form of mephitic.
- objectionable — causing or tending to cause an objection, disapproval, or protest.
Antonyms for poison
noun poison
- antidote — An antidote is a chemical substance that stops or controls the effect of a poison.
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