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poison
English
Etymology
From Middle English poisoun, poyson, poysone, puyson, puisun, from Old French puison, poison, from Latin p?tio, p?ti?nis (“drink, a draught, a poisonous draught, a potion”), from p?t? (“I drink”). Displaced native Old English ?tor. See also potion and potable.
Pronunciation
- enPR: poi'z?n, IPA(key): /?p??z(?)n/
- Rhymes: -??z?n
- Hyphenation: poi?son
Noun
poison (countable and uncountable, plural poisons)
- A substance that is harmful or lethal to a living organism when ingested.
- Something that harms a person or thing.
- (informal) An intoxicating drink; a liquor. (note: this sense is chiefly encountered in the phrases "name your poison" and "what's your poison ?")
- — What's your poison?
- — I'll have a glass of whisky.
- (chemistry) Any substance that inhibits catalytic activity.
- 2013, Huazhang Liu, Ammonia Synthesis Catalysts: Innovation and Practice (page 693)
- The temperature effect of poisons. The influence of poison on the catalyst can be different with the change of reaction conditions.
- 2013, Huazhang Liu, Ammonia Synthesis Catalysts: Innovation and Practice (page 693)
Usage notes
- Not to be confused with venom
Synonyms
- (substance that is harmful): atter, bane, contaminant, pollutant, toxin
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
poison (third-person singular simple present poisons, present participle poisoning, simple past and past participle poisoned)
- (transitive) To use poison to kill or paralyse (somebody).
- (transitive) To pollute; to cause to become poisonous.
- (transitive) To cause to become much worse.
- (transitive) To cause (someone) to hate or to have unfair negative opinions.
- (chemistry) To inhibit the catalytic activity of.
- (transitive, computing) To place false information into (a cache) as part of an exploit.
- 2013, Ronald L. Mendell, Investigating Information-based Crimes (page 93)
- In this technique, the hacker poisons the cache to launch malware into Web pages.
- 2013, Ronald L. Mendell, Investigating Information-based Crimes (page 93)
Synonyms
- (to pollute): contaminate, pollute, taint
- (to cause to become worse): corrupt, taint
Derived terms
Translations
References
- Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “poison”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
- poison in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
French
Etymology
From Old French, inherited from Latin p?tio, p?ti?nis. Doublet of potion, a borrowing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pwa.z??/
Noun
poison m (plural poisons)
- poison
Derived terms
- empoisonner
- empoisonnement
- poisonneux
Further reading
- “poison” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Middle English
Noun
poison
- Alternative form of poisoun
Old French
Etymology
From Latin p?tio, p?ti?nis.
Noun
poison f (oblique plural poisons, nominative singular poison, nominative plural poisons)
- poison
- potion
Descendants
- ? Middle English: poisoun
- English: poison
- French: poison
Spanish
Etymology
From French poison. Doublet of poción.
Noun
poison m (plural póisones)
- (Louisiana) poison
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destruction
English
Etymology
From Middle English destruccioun, from Old French destrucion, from Latin d?structi?, d?structi?nem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?d?s?t??k??n/
- Rhymes: -?k??n
Noun
destruction (countable and uncountable, plural destructions)
- The act of destroying.
- The destruction of the condemned building will take place at noon.
- The results of a destructive event.
- Amid the seemingly endless destruction, a single flower bloomed.
Antonyms
- construction
Hyponyms
- self-destruction
Related terms
Translations
See also
- devastation
Anagrams
- introducest
French
Etymology
From Old French destrucion, borrowed from Latin destructio, destructionem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d?s.t?yk.sj??/
Noun
destruction f (plural destructions)
- destruction
Derived terms
- arme de destruction massive
Related terms
- détruire
Further reading
- “destruction” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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