poison

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A substance that is harmful or lethal to a living organism when ingested.
2. (countable, figuratively, uncountable) Anything harmful to a person or thing.
3. (countable, idiomatic, informal, uncountable) An alcoholic drink. (Mainly in the phrases "name your poison" and "what's your poison?")
4. (countable, uncountable) Any substance that inhibits catalytic activity.

Verb

1. (transitive) To use poison to kill or paralyse (somebody).
2. (transitive) To pollute; to cause to become poisonous.
3. (transitive) To cause to become much worse.
4. (transitive) To cause (someone) to hate or to have unfair negative opinions.
5. To inhibit the catalytic activity of.
6. (transitive) To place false or malicious data into (a cache, etc.) as part of an exploit.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɔɪz(ə)n/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: poisoun

In summary

From Middle English poisoun, poyson, poysone, puyson, puisun, from Old French poison, poisun, from Latin pōtiōnem (“drink, a draught, a poisonous draught, a potion”), from pōtō (“I drink”). See also potion and potable (from the same root). Mostly displaced native Old English ātor. See more at atter.

Synonyms

venom

toxin

envenom

poisonous

toxicant

toxic substance

bane

virus

intoxicate

kill with poison

toxic

poisonous substance

potion

arrow

ruin

contaminate

venomous

drug

💊

taint

illness

infect

injury

intoxicant

l

mischief

moisten

narcotic

narcotics

pollute

pus

remedy

root

semen

sicken

snake venom

sorcery

spear

adulterate

sprinkle

strychnine

terror

thwart

toxicity

venenate

vitriol

whopper

poisoned arrow

be a bad influence

hate

😡

medicine

💊

Translations

poison

Gift

veneno

veleno

veneno

avvelenare

empoisonner

δηλητήριο

vergiften

vergif

venin

verí

trucizna

envenenar

envenenar