Poison — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism

anything that harms or destroys

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈɔɪzən/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈɔɪzən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈɔɪzən/

2 syllables Say it as /pˈɔɪzən/.

Examples

the poison of fascism
poison someone's mind
poison the atmosphere in the office

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

envenom poisonous substance toxicant

Parts of Speech

noun	any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism
noun	anything that harms or destroys “the poison of fascism”
verb	spoil as if by poison “poison someone's mind”
verb	kill with poison “She poisoned her husband”
verb	add poison to “Her husband poisoned her drink in order to kill her”
verb	kill by its poison “This mushrooms can poison”
verb	administer poison to “She poisoned her husband but he did not die”

Word Forms

poisonous	adjective	not safe to eat
poison	verb	add poison to
poison	noun	anything that harms or destroys
poisoner	noun	someone who kills with poison
poisoning	noun	the act of giving poison to a person or animal with the intent to kill

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Gift

jede Substanz, die Verletzungen, Krankheiten oder den Tod eines lebenden Organismus verursacht

🇪🇸Spanish

veneno

Cualquier sustancia que causa lesión, enfermedad o muerte de un organismo vivo.

🇮🇹Italian

veleno

qualsiasi sostanza che provoca lesioni, malattie o morte di un organismo vivente

🇳🇱Dutch

vergif

elke stof die letsel, ziekte of dood van een levend organisme veroorzaakt

🇵🇹Portuguese

tóxico

qualquer substância que cause lesão, doença ou morte de um organismo vivo

🇷🇺Russian

яд

любое вещество, вызывающее травму, болезнь или смерть живого организма

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ज़हर

कोई भी पदार्थ जो किसी जीवित जीव को चोट या बीमारी या मृत्यु का कारण बनता है

🇧🇩Bengali

বিষ

যে কোনো পদার্থ যা কোনো জীবন্ত প্রাণীর আঘাত বা অসুস্থতা বা মৃত্যু ঘটায়

🇮🇳Tamil

விஷம்

ஒரு உயிரினத்தின் காயம் அல்லது நோய் அல்லது மரணத்தை ஏற்படுத்தும் எந்தவொரு பொருளும்

🇮🇳Telugu

విషం

గాయం లేదా అనారోగ్యం లేదా జీవి మరణానికి కారణమయ్యే ఏదైనా పదార్ధం

🇮🇳Marathi

विष

कोणताही पदार्थ ज्यामुळे इजा किंवा आजार किंवा सजीवांचा मृत्यू होतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઝેર

કોઈપણ પદાર્થ કે જે ઈજા અથવા બીમારી અથવા જીવંત જીવના મૃત્યુનું કારણ બને છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿಷ

ಜೀವಂತ ಜೀವಿಗಳ ಗಾಯ ಅಥವಾ ಅನಾರೋಗ್ಯ ಅಥವಾ ಸಾವನ್ನು ಉಂಟುಮಾಡುವ ಯಾವುದೇ ವಸ್ತು

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിഷം

ഒരു ജീവിയുടെ പരിക്കോ രോഗമോ മരണമോ ഉണ്ടാക്കുന്ന ഏതെങ്കിലും പദാർത്ഥം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜ਼ਹਿਰ

ਕੋਈ ਵੀ ਪਦਾਰਥ ਜੋ ਕਿਸੇ ਜੀਵਤ ਜੀਵ ਦੀ ਸੱਟ ਜਾਂ ਬਿਮਾਰੀ ਜਾਂ ਮੌਤ ਦਾ ਕਾਰਨ ਬਣਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

زہر

کوئی بھی مادہ جو کسی جاندار کی چوٹ یا بیماری یا موت کا سبب بنتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

毒

任何导致生物体受伤、患病或死亡的物质

🇯🇵Japanese

毒

傷害、病気、または生物の死を引き起こすあらゆる物質

🇰🇷Korean

독

살아있는 유기체의 부상, 질병 또는 사망을 유발하는 모든 물질

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chất độc

bất kỳ chất nào gây thương tích, bệnh tật hoặc tử vong của sinh vật sống

🇹🇭Thai

พิษ

สารใด ๆ ที่ทำให้เกิดการบาดเจ็บ เจ็บป่วย หรือเสียชีวิตของสิ่งมีชีวิต

🇮🇩Indonesian

racun

zat apa pun yang menyebabkan cedera atau penyakit atau kematian organisme hidup

🇵🇭Filipino

lason

anumang sangkap na nagdudulot ng pinsala o sakit o pagkamatay ng isang buhay na organismo

🇲🇾Malay

racun

apa-apa bahan yang menyebabkan kecederaan atau penyakit atau kematian organisma hidup

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سم

أي مادة تسبب إصابة أو مرض أو موت كائن حي

🇮🇷Persian

سم

هر ماده ای که باعث آسیب یا بیماری یا مرگ یک موجود زنده شود

🇹🇷Turkish

zehir

Canlı bir organizmanın yaralanmasına, hastalığına veya ölümüne neden olan herhangi bir madde

🇮🇱Hebrew

רַעַל

כל חומר הגורם לפציעה או מחלה או מוות של אורגניזם חי

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