Envenom — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

cause to be bitter or resentful

add poison to

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛnvˈɛnəm/

🇬🇧British English

/ɛnvˈɛnəm/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɛnvˈɛnəm/

3 syllables Say it as /ɛnvˈɛnəm/.

Examples

These injustices embittered her even more
Her husband poisoned her drink in order to kill her

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

poison embitter acerbate

Parts of Speech

verb	cause to be bitter or resentful “These injustices embittered her even more”
verb	add poison to “Her husband poisoned her drink in order to kill her”

Word Forms

embitterment	noun	the state of being embittered
acerbity	noun	a rough and bitter manner
poison	noun	any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism
poisoning	noun	the act of giving poison to a person or animal with the intent to kill

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

vergiften

Anlass zur Bitterkeit oder zum Groll

🇫🇷French

envenimer

causer de l'amertume ou du ressentiment

🇪🇸Spanish

envenenar

causar amargura o resentimiento

🇮🇹Italian

veleno

motivo di amarezza o risentimento

🇳🇱Dutch

vergiftigen

reden om verbitterd of boos te worden

🇵🇹Portuguese

veneno

fazer com que fique amargo ou ressentido

🇷🇺Russian

яд

вызвать горечь или обиду

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ज़हर लगाना

कड़वा या नाराज़ होने का कारण

🇮🇳Tamil

விஷம்

கசப்பாக அல்லது வெறுப்பாக இருக்க காரணம்

🇮🇳Telugu

విషము

చేదుగా లేదా కోపంగా ఉండటానికి కారణం

🇮🇳Marathi

विष

कडू किंवा नाराज होण्याचे कारण

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઝેર

કડવું અથવા નારાજ થવાનું કારણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿಷದ

ಕಹಿ ಅಥವಾ ಅಸಮಾಧಾನಕ್ಕೆ ಕಾರಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിഷം

കയ്പേറിയതോ നീരസമോ ആകാൻ കാരണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜ਼ਹਿਰ

ਕੌੜਾ ਜਾਂ ਨਾਰਾਜ਼ ਹੋਣ ਦਾ ਕਾਰਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

زہر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

下毒

引起痛苦或怨恨

🇯🇵Japanese

毒

苦い、または憤慨する原因となる

🇰🇷Korean

독이 있는

씁쓸하거나 분개하게 만들다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nọc độc

gây ra cay đắng hoặc bực bội

🇹🇭Thai

พิษ

🇮🇩Indonesian

meracuni

menyebabkan rasa pahit atau kesal

🇵🇭Filipino

kamandag

maging sanhi ng pagiging mapait o sama ng loob

🇲🇾Malay

berbisa

menyebabkan menjadi pahit atau dendam

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سمم

سببا في الشعور بالمرارة أو الاستياء

🇮🇷Persian

زهر آور

باعث تلخی یا کینه توزی شود

🇹🇷Turkish

zehirlemek

acı ya da kırgın olmaya neden olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

enenom

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