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poisoning

  • noun
  • /ˈpɔɪzənɪŋ/

The administration of a poison.

Other meanings

  1. The state of being poisoned.

Synonyms

  • toxic condition

Related words

  • antipoisoning
  • autopoisoning
  • alcohol poisoning
  • crowd-poisoning
  • lead poisoning
  • leather poisoning
  • phosphorus poisoning
  • radiation poisoning
  • sausage poisoning
  • sun poisoning
  • water poisoning
  • data poisoning

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “poisoning” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.