Poison - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈpɔɪzn|  American pronunciation of the word poison
Brit.  |ˈpɔɪz(ə)n|  British pronunciation of the word poison

noun

- any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism (syn: toxicant)
- anything that harms or destroys
the poison of fascism

verb

- spoil as if by poison
poison someone's mind
poison the atmosphere in the office
- kill with poison
She poisoned her husband
- add poison to (syn: envenom)
Her husband poisoned her drink in order to kill her
- kill by its poison
This mushrooms can poison
- administer poison to
She poisoned her husband but he did not die

Extra examples

The killer gave her victims food laced with poison.

The villain in the play dies by drinking a vial of poison.

Poverty is a poison to society.

How did the murderer poison the victim?

Hundreds were poisoned from drinking the contaminated water.

He was poisoned with cyanide.

The factory poisoned the air with its fumes.

Illegal dumping of waste is poisoning the stream and killing fish.

He poisoned their minds with hatred for her.

His angry outburst poisoned the atmosphere of the party.

She was working in a hostile environment poisoned by sexist jokes.

...the witch gave Snow White a poison apple...

The poison of seditious doctrines.

Come right in and name your poison.

The soil has been poisoned with chemical waste from the factory.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: poison
he/she/it: poisons
present participle: poisoning
past tense: poisoned
past participle: poisoned
noun
singular: poison
plural: poisons
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