Poisonous — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

having the qualities or effects of a poison

not safe to eat

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈɔɪzənəs/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈɔɪzənəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈɔɪzənəs/

3 syllables Say it as /pˈɔɪzənəs/.

Examples

poisonous hate
venomous criticism
vicious gossip

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

venomous vicious toxicant

Parts of Speech

adjective	having the qualities or effects of a poison
adjective	not safe to eat
adjective	marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful “poisonous hate”

Word Forms

poison	noun	anything that harms or destroys
venom	noun	feeling a need to see others suffer
viciousness	noun	the trait of extreme cruelty

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

giftig

die Eigenschaften oder Wirkungen eines Giftes haben

🇫🇷French

toxique

ayant les qualités ou les effets d'un poison

🇪🇸Spanish

venenoso

tener las cualidades o efectos de un veneno

🇮🇹Italian

velenoso

avente le qualità o gli effetti di un veleno

🇳🇱Dutch

giftig

met de eigenschappen of effecten van een gif

🇵🇹Portuguese

venenoso

tendo as qualidades ou efeitos de um veneno

🇷🇺Russian

ядовитый

имеющий свойства или эффекты яда

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जहरीला

विष के गुण या प्रभाव वाला

🇧🇩Bengali

বিষাক্ত

একটি বিষের গুণাবলী বা প্রভাব থাকা

🇮🇳Tamil

விஷம்

ஒரு விஷத்தின் குணங்கள் அல்லது விளைவுகள் கொண்டவை

🇮🇳Telugu

విషపూరితమైన

విషం యొక్క లక్షణాలు లేదా ప్రభావాలను కలిగి ఉండటం

🇮🇳Marathi

विषारी

विषाचे गुण किंवा प्रभाव असणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઝેરી

ઝેરના ગુણો અથવા અસરો હોવા

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿಷಕಾರಿ

ವಿಷದ ಗುಣಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಪರಿಣಾಮಗಳನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിഷം

ഒരു വിഷത്തിൻ്റെ ഗുണങ്ങളോ ഫലങ്ങളോ ഉള്ളത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜ਼ਹਿਰੀਲਾ

ਜ਼ਹਿਰ ਦੇ ਗੁਣ ਜਾਂ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵ ਹੋਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

زہریلا

زہر کی خصوصیات یا اثرات کا ہونا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

有毒

具有毒药的性质或作用

🇯🇵Japanese

有毒

毒の性質または効果を持っている

🇰🇷Korean

유해한

독의 성질이나 효과가 있는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chất độc

có những phẩm chất hoặc tác dụng của chất độc

🇹🇭Thai

เป็นพิษ

มีคุณสมบัติหรือผลของพิษ

🇮🇩Indonesian

beracun

memiliki kualitas atau efek racun

🇵🇭Filipino

nakakalason

pagkakaroon ng mga katangian o epekto ng isang lason

🇲🇾Malay

beracun

mempunyai kualiti atau kesan racun

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سامة

وجود صفات أو آثار السم

🇮🇷Persian

سمی

داشتن خواص یا اثرات سم

🇹🇷Turkish

zehirli

bir zehrin niteliklerine veya etkilerine sahip olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

רַעִיל

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