poisoning
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poisoning
- /ˈpɔɪzənɪŋ/
Where it comes from
By surface analysis, poison + -ing.
noun poisonings
- The administration of a poison. The number of young children in the US who have died from opioid overdoses has increased significantly, according to a new study on accidental poisonings of children 5 and younger.
- The state of being poisoned. Manganism has been known about since the 19th century, when miners exposed to ores containing manganese[…]began to totter, slur their speech and behave like someone inebriated. The poisoning was irreversible, and soon ended in psychosis and death.
verb
- present participle and gerund of poison
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: envenom, venenation, toxicity, toxic, botulism, toxicology, drug, ptomaine, overdose, paralytic, addiction, pollution, intoxication, chalice, contamination, outbreak
Translations
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noun administration of a poison
| Español | emponzoñamiento |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 독살 doksal, 중독 jungdok |
| 日本語 | 中毒 chūdoku, 毒殺 dokusatsu, 毒害 dokugai |
| 中文 | 中毒 zhòngdú, 毒害 dúhài, 毒死 dúsǐ, 毒殺 /毒杀 dúshā |
| हिन्दी | विषाक्तन viṣāktan |
| Português | envenenamento |
| Français | empoisonnement |
| Deutsch | Vergiftung |
| Italiano | avvelenamento |
| Română | otrăvire |
| Русский | отравле́ние otravlénije |
| العربية | تَسْمِيم tasmīm |
noun state of being poisoned
| Español | emponzoñamiento |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 중독 jungdok |
| 日本語 | 中毒 chūdoku |
| 中文 | 中毒 zhòngdú |
| हिन्दी | विषाक्तन viṣāktan, विषाक्तता viṣāktatā |
| Português | envenenamento |
| Français | intoxication |
| Deutsch | Vergiftung |
| Русский | отравле́ние otravlénije |
| العربية | تَسَمُّم tasammum |
Talk about this word "poisoning." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/poisoning. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. poisoning. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/poisoning "poisoning." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/poisoning.Cite this
@misc{poisoning_2026,
title = {poisoning},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/poisoning},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
