Definition

1. Noun:
   • The act of administering poison: The deliberate act of giving poison to a person, animal, or organism with harmful or fatal intent.
   • The condition of being poisoned: The physiological state, illness, or damage caused by the ingestion, inhalation, or absorption of a poisonous or toxic substance.

Usage and Examples

• Noun:
  • The police investigated a case of deliberate poisoning. (The police investigated a case where someone intentionally gave poison.)
  • Lead poisoning is a serious health risk for children. (Lead poisoning is a serious illness caused by lead in the body.)
  • She suffered from food poisoning after eating the spoiled seafood. (She became ill from toxins produced by bacteria in the food.)

Advanced Usage

• "Mass poisoning": An incident where a large number of people are poisoned, often accidentally.
  • The chemical spill led to a mass poisoning in the village.
• "To die of/from poisoning": A phrase describing death caused by poison.
  • The official cause of death was determined to be arsenic poisoning.

Variants and Related Words

• Poison (n/v): The toxic substance itself / to administer poison or to corrupt.
• Poisonous (adj): Containing poison; capable of causing harm or death.
  • That plant is highly poisonous.
• Poisoner (n): A person who poisons someone.

Synonyms

• Contamination: The action or state of making something impure by exposure to a poisonous substance.
• Intoxication: The state of being poisoned; often used for alcohol or drug overdose, but also for other toxins.
• Envenomation: The injection of venom by a bite or sting (a specific type of poisoning).

Related Phrases and Phrasal Verbs

(Note: "Poisoning" is primarily a noun. Actions are more commonly expressed with the verb "poison.") - To poison someone/something: To administer poison or to have a toxic effect. - Someone tried to poison the king. - To be poisoned by something: To suffer the effects of a poison. - He was poisoned by carbon monoxide from a faulty heater.

Related Idioms

• One man's meat is another man's poison: A proverb meaning what is good or enjoyable for one person may be bad or harmful for another.
  • I love oysters, but my wife gets sick from them. One man's meat is another man's poison.

Noun

1. the act of giving poison to a person or animal with the intent to kill
2. the physiological state produced by a poison or other toxic substance