Poison
Pronunciation: /ˈpɔɪzən/
Poison (noun)
- A substance that can cause illness or death if it enters the body.
- Something that negatively affects a situation or relationship.
Examples
- The poison in the bottle was clearly labeled.
- They discovered poison in the water supply.
Common collocations: deadly poison, ingest poison, detect poison, emotional poison, spread poison
Poison (verb)
- To add a harmful substance to something, making it dangerous.
- To spoil or damage a situation or relationship.
Examples
- They tried to poison the food supply.
- The chemicals could poison the river.