poisoned

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: poiʹzənd, IPA^(key): /ˈpɔɪzn̩d/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Hyphenation: poi‧soned

Adjective

poisoned (comparative more poisoned, superlative most poisoned)

1. (of a living thing) Killed, paralysed, or harmed by receiving a dose of poison.

   The snake left its poisoned prey to die.

2. Containing poison; poisonous.

   The hunters began to fire their poisoned darts.

3. (figuratively) Having a strongly negative effect; harmful.

   This is a poisoned work environment.

Derived terms

• nonpoisoned
• poisoned chalice
• poisoned compliment
• poisoned pawn
• unpoisoned

Translations

killed, paralysed, or harmed by receiving a dose of poison

• Arabic: مَسْمُوم (masmūm)
• Turkish:

  Ottoman Turkish: مسموم (mesmum)

(of food or drink, toxicology) containing poison

• Arabic: مَسْمُوم (masmūm)
• Polish: zatruty

having a strongly negative effect

Verb

poisoned

1. simple past and past participle of poison

Anagrams

• Poseidon