poison
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3.5
- noun
- /ˈpɔɪzən/
:
veneno
- As all studies of the gift expose, the gift is both remedy and poison.
- a poison pill
- slow-acting poison
It shows us how the poisons of the violence might be absorbed.
- It shows us how the poisons of the violence might be absorbed.
- Passive aggressive nonsense, gaslighting and interpersonal poison for lifetimes.
- But it is literally like there's poison out there.
- You don't need to convince me to eat poison.
- They're just like pure carnival and they think that veggies are poison.
- No other white group in our society is as relatively free of racist poison and materialistic greed.
- Because we all believe really, the world's both that it's got poison in it and it's also got good in it.
- And it was like, if poison enters you, you need to cleanse it somehow, right?
- And that this poison was developed by the USSR, stolen by us.
Examples
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And despite all of that poison, I think we're rising up from it.
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Racism is a poison that can corrupt our society and harm future generations.
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The only difference between you and me is the poison we use.
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The wife gave some poison to the little child, and the little child got sick.
Fiction book (2000) -
I have some who know a thing or two about poison in water.
Fiction book (1990) -
The biggest poison in US is regret.
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"I have tried everything to dispel the poison, and nothing has worked."
Fiction book (1991) -
There was more than a hint of poison and meaning in Tristan's voice.
Fiction book (1994) -
I don't know, I just think excuses are poison and just suck out energy.
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You work to grieve; you work to disperse the poison from the fabric of social, civilized life.
Academic text (1998)
Synonyms
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5.3
A poisonous substance that some animals, plants, or bacteria make
50
4.6
A poison some animals inject when they bite or sting
12
5.7
A harmful gas used as a weapon that can kill or make people very sick if they breathe it
9
7.8
A poison that damages nerves and can stop movement
3
7.9
A poisonous substance made by a living thing like a plant, animal, or germ
1
4.4
Something that can cause serious harm or death when swallowed, touched and breathed
1
9.5
A poisonous substance that can harm people and animals
1
7.7
A poison or gas that can kill people
A poisonous substance made by a plant that can harm animals or crops
A poison made by a plant that can harm people or animals
A poison that animals make, for example snake or jellyfish venom
Idioms
Compounds
- NSFW
12
5.7
A harmful gas used as a weapon that can kill or make people very sick if they breathe it
- US
9
4.2
A climbing plant with three leaflets and white berries that causes an itchy rash when touched
- Jargon
3
7.9
To make it hard for another company to take control by making the company's shares less attractive
- US
3
6.5
A climbing or spreading plant with oak-like leaves that makes oil causing skin rash
- US
1
8.4
A North American shrub or small tree with white berries and an oil that causes a skin rash
- South African
An evergreen shrub or small tree from South Africa with poisonous sap used on hunting arrows
- Australian
An Australian evergreen shrub with bright yellow to red flowers that is poisonous to farm animals
- UK
A plant from Europe and Asia with white flowers, hairy leaves, and black berries that can make people sick
- South African
A medium-sized evergreen shrub or tree from South Africa with thick leaves and purplish black berries
- US
A North American swamp shrub with divided leaves and greenish-white berries that produces oil causing skin rashes
A climbing plant with three joined leaves and white berries that makes a skin rash when you touch it
A milkweed plant from the southwestern United States and Mexico that makes farm animals very sick
A tall plant with fernlike leaves and white flowers that can make animals or people very ill
- Australian
A plant from Australia with leaves and other parts that can make farm animals sick
- US
A wild plant whose bulbs look like wild onions and can make animals or people sick
A North American swamp shrub with greenish flowers and poisonous berries and oily parts that cause skin irritation
A poisonous shrub on the west coast of North America that causes an itchy skin rash when touched
How Harmful
Surface Forms
Etymology
Poison used for a harmful influence grows from the same picture of a bad potion spreading through a body or a group. That is why people call racism or lies a poison — because they slowly damage and destroy what is healthy.