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poisoning

UK
/ˈpɔɪ.zə.nɪŋ/
US
/ˈpɔɪ.zə.nɪŋ/

Translations

poisoningnoun
poisonings
pl
The doctor diagnosed him with food poisoning.
Врач диагностировал у него пищевое отравление.
Additional translations
интоксикация
Synonyms
pollution
toxification
contamination
infection
intoxication
poisoninggerund / present participle
Present participle of “poison”, used attributively (e.g., “poisoning attack”).
Synonyms
contaminating
tainting
hazardous
injurious
pernicious
harmful
venomous
noxious
toxic
poisonous
poisoningadjective
Attributive noun use (e.g., poisoning cases, poisoning symptoms)
Synonyms
hazardous
deleterious
harmful
noxious
venomous
toxic
poisonous
poisonverb

poisoning

Gerund

poisoned
Past Simple
poisoned
Past Participle
poisoning
Gerund
UK
/ˈpɔɪ.zən/
US
/ˈpɔɪ.zən/
He tried to poison the king.
Он пытался отравить короля.
Factories can poison the environment if not regulated.
Фабрики могут отравлять окружающую среду, если их не контролировать.
Additional translations
Губить
Заражать
Synonyms
contaminate
noxiate
spoil
taint
infect
pollute

Definitions

poisoningnoun
The act or process of causing someone or something to be harmed or killed by a toxic substance.
The patient was admitted to the hospital due to food poisoning.
A condition or illness resulting from the ingestion, inhalation, or absorption of a toxic substance.
Carbon monoxide poisoning can be fatal if not treated promptly.
The deliberate corruption of data, cache, or other resources, especially in computing, to redirect or disrupt normal operation.
DNS poisoning can reroute unsuspecting users to fraudulent websites.
poisoninggerund / present participle
Causing or involving the introduction of poison, contamination, or malicious data.
Security experts discovered a poisoning attack on the cache.
poisoningadjective
Relating to or associated with the act or result of poisoning.
The hospital is studying several poisoning cases reported last month.
poisonverb
To administer a harmful or lethal substance to someone or something.
The villain attempted to poison the hero's drink.
To contaminate or pollute something, making it harmful or dangerous.
The factory's waste was found to poison the local river.
To negatively influence or corrupt someone's mind or feelings.
He tried to poison her opinion against her friend with false rumors.
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