Poisoning — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the physiological state produced by a poison or other toxic substance

the act of giving poison to a person or animal with the intent to kill

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈɔɪzənɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈɔɪzənɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈɔɪzənɪŋ/

3 syllables Say it as /pˈɔɪzənɪŋ/.

Examples

poison someone's mind
poison the atmosphere in the office
She poisoned her husband

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

intoxication poison toxic condition envenom

Parts of Speech

noun	the physiological state produced by a poison or other toxic substance
noun	the act of giving poison to a person or animal with the intent to kill
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

intoxicate	verb	have an intoxicating effect on, of a drug
poison	verb	kill with poison
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

Vergiftung

der physiologische Zustand, der durch ein Gift oder eine andere toxische Substanz hervorgerufen wird

🇫🇷French

empoisonnement

l'état physiologique produit par un poison ou une autre substance toxique

🇪🇸Spanish

envenenamiento

el estado fisiológico producido por un veneno u otra sustancia tóxica

🇮🇹Italian

avvelenamento

lo stato fisiologico prodotto da un veleno o da un'altra sostanza tossica

🇳🇱Dutch

vergiftiging

de fysiologische toestand die wordt veroorzaakt door een gif of een andere giftige stof

🇵🇹Portuguese

envenenamento

o estado fisiológico produzido por um veneno ou outra substância tóxica

🇷🇺Russian

отравление

физиологическое состояние, вызванное ядом или другим токсичным веществом

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जहर

किसी जहर या अन्य विषाक्त पदार्थ द्वारा उत्पन्न शारीरिक अवस्था

🇧🇩Bengali

বিষক্রিয়া

একটি বিষ বা অন্যান্য বিষাক্ত পদার্থ দ্বারা উত্পাদিত শারীরবৃত্তীয় অবস্থা

🇮🇳Tamil

விஷம்

ஒரு விஷம் அல்லது பிற நச்சுப் பொருளால் உற்பத்தி செய்யப்படும் உடலியல் நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

విషప్రయోగం

విషం లేదా ఇతర విష పదార్థం ద్వారా ఉత్పత్తి చేయబడిన శారీరక స్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

विषबाधा

विष किंवा इतर विषारी पदार्थाने तयार केलेली शारीरिक अवस्था

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઝેર

ઝેર અથવા અન્ય ઝેરી પદાર્થ દ્વારા ઉત્પાદિત શારીરિક સ્થિતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿಷಪೂರಿತ

ವಿಷ ಅಥವಾ ಇತರ ವಿಷಕಾರಿ ವಸ್ತುವಿನಿಂದ ಉತ್ಪತ್ತಿಯಾಗುವ ಶಾರೀರಿಕ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിഷബാധ

ഒരു വിഷം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ മറ്റ് വിഷ പദാർത്ഥം ഉത്പാദിപ്പിക്കുന്ന ഫിസിയോളജിക്കൽ അവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜ਼ਹਿਰ

ਇੱਕ ਜ਼ਹਿਰ ਜਾਂ ਹੋਰ ਜ਼ਹਿਰੀਲੇ ਪਦਾਰਥ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਪੈਦਾ ਕੀਤੀ ਸਰੀਰਕ ਸਥਿਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

زہر

زہر یا دوسرے زہریلے مادے سے پیدا ہونے والی جسمانی حالت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

中毒

毒物或其他有毒物质产生的生理状态

🇯🇵Japanese

中毒

毒または他の有毒物質によって引き起こされる生理学的状態

🇰🇷Korean

중독

독극물이나 기타 독성 물질에 의해 생성된 생리적 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đầu độc

trạng thái sinh lý được tạo ra bởi chất độc hoặc chất độc hại khác

🇹🇭Thai

พิษ

สถานะทางสรีรวิทยาที่เกิดจากพิษหรือสารพิษอื่น ๆ

🇮🇩Indonesian

peracunan

keadaan fisiologis yang dihasilkan oleh racun atau zat beracun lainnya

🇵🇭Filipino

pagkalason

ang pisyolohikal na estado na ginawa ng isang lason o iba pang nakakalason na sangkap

🇲🇾Malay

keracunan

keadaan fisiologi yang dihasilkan oleh racun atau bahan toksik lain

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تسمم

الحالة الفسيولوجية التي ينتجها السم أو أي مادة سامة أخرى

🇮🇷Persian

مسمومیت

حالت فیزیولوژیکی که توسط یک سم یا مواد سمی دیگر ایجاد می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

zehirlenme

bir zehir veya başka bir toksik maddenin ürettiği fizyolojik durum

🇮🇱Hebrew

הַרעָלָה

המצב הפיזיולוגי שנוצר על ידי רעל או חומר רעיל אחר

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