poison

Pronunciation

• enPR: poi'zən, IPA: /ˈpɔɪz(ə)n/
• Hyphenation: poi‧son

Noun

poison (countable and uncountable, plural poisons)

1. A substance that is harmful or lethal to a living organism when ingested.
   • We used a poison to kill the weeds.
2. (figuratively) Anything harmful to a person or thing.
   • Gossip is a malicious poison.
3. (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.
4. (chemistry) Any substance that inhibits catalytic activity.

Verb

poison (third-person singular simple present poisons, present participle poisoning, simple past and past participle poisoned)

1. (transitive) To use poison to kill or paralyse (somebody).
   • The assassin poisoned the king.
2. (transitive) To pollute; to cause to become poisonous.
   • That factory is poisoning the river.
3. (transitive) To cause to become much worse.
   • Suspicion will poison their relationship.
   • He poisoned the mood in the room with his non-stop criticism.
4. (transitive) To cause (someone) to hate or to have unfair negative opinions.
   • She's poisoned him against all his old friends.
5. (chemistry) To inhibit the catalytic activity of.
6. (transitive, computing) To place false information into (a cache) as part of an exploit.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /pwa.zɔ̃/

Noun

poison m (plural poisons)

1. poison
   • Poisson sans boisson est poison. ― Fish without drink is poison.

Noun

poison

1. Alternative form of poisoun

Noun

poison f (oblique plural poisons, nominative singular poison, nominative plural poisons)

1. poison
2. potion

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈpoison/, [ˈpoi̯.sõn]
• Hyphenation: poi‧son

Noun

poison m (plural póisones)

1. (Louisiana) poison