poisoning
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- noun
- /ˈpɔɪzənɪŋ/
- Specialized
:
intoxicación
- Doctors confirmed that the farmer suffered from pesticide poisoning after exposure to toxic chemicals.
- food poisoning
- lead poisoning
- prevent poisoning
People died prematurely in all those ranches from radiation poisoning.
- People died prematurely in all those ranches from radiation poisoning.
- It was a perfect storm of pancreatitis, pneumonia, blood, bacteria, alcohol poisoning, altitude sickness.
- We follow a girl whose mother died of a poisoning, and it seems like her sister is dying of the same poison.
- Well-being buried alive would be bad, but you're also just going to die of like carbon dioxide poisoning, which is not that bad, right?
- Nothing humbles you more than food poisoning, nothing cold and the common cold.
- So you were never at risk of lead poisoning from pencils.
- One of those drops near you, you have Louis Sloton type poisoning.
Examples
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Not only does lead poisoning cause individual human suffering, it also produces significant societal costs.
Academic text (1995) -
Yeah, well, for someone who is dying of radiation poisoning, uh, you look beautiful.
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I had to get my partner back before blood poisoning set in.
Fiction book (1998) -
We follow a girl whose mother died of a poisoning, and it seems like her sister is dying of the same poison.
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You are reaching dangerous levels of alcohol poisoning.
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I had mild food poisoning from the Atlanta show.
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So you were never at risk of lead poisoning from pencils.
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As a result, chemical poisoning has become an increasing part of our affluent life.
Academic text (1993) -
He's suffering from radiation poisoning himself.
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Taken to the hospital, the Maddoxes were treated for carbon monoxide poisoning and released.
Fiction book (1999)
Synonyms
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A condition when a poison harms the body or mind
A harmful state that happens when poison gets into the body
Antonyms
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1.0
The condition of a person's body and mind, especially being free from illness or injury
Compounds
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3.9
A condition that happens when too much lead gets into the body and makes you sick
- Specialized
8
3.7
An illness that happens when carbon monoxide gas reduces the oxygen your body gets
- Specialized
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4.1
A sickness caused by breathing or eating mercury that harms the body and brain
- Specialized
2
5.8
A serious life-threatening illness caused by breathing or swallowing cyanide, often from fire smoke and industrial chemicals
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1
5.7
An illness after taking too much nicotine that causes vomiting and dizziness
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1
4.9
Illness happens when you touch, breathe, or eat chemicals that kill pests
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8.6
Sickness from breathing in or swallowing mothballs that makes you feel unwell and gives a headache
- Specialized
Illness from strong cleaners like lye that you swallow, breathe in, or touch
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Illness caused by chemicals or dust from making leather that causes skin and breathing problems
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Sickness caused by breathing in or swallowing the insect spray malathion that causes nausea and weakness
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Serious injury from swallowing or touching paraquat that slowly damages the mouth, throat, liver, and kidneys
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A serious illness from breathing or swallowing the insect poison parathion that causes stomach pain, headache, seizures, and heavy sweating
How Poisoned
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Poisoning comes from an old word for a 'drink', the same root you see in potion. Since poisons often enter the body like a strong drink, poisoning now means the harmful condition that happens when a toxic substance gets into you.