poisoned

[US]/'pɔiznd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. affected by a toxic substance; harmed by poison
v. to cause harm or death by administering poison; to destroy.

Phrases & Collocations

consumed poisonous substance

ingested poison

suffering from poisoning

poison contamination

Example Sentences

Jealousy poisoned their friendship.

The farmer poisoned the rats.

They fired poisoned arrows at us.

He got poisoned by eating....

poisoning arrows; poisoned the drink.

His wife poisoned him with arsenic.

swans are being poisoned by lead from anglers' lines.

his disgust had poisoned his attitude toward everyone.

His dog has been poisoned to death.

The explosion of the chemical plant has poisoned many local residents.

The soil has been poisoned with chemical waste from the factory.

She poisoned his mind with ideas of hate and revenge.

many thought the new minister had been handed a poisoned chalice.

The unhappy mother had poisoned her children's minds against their father.

Forensic tests showed that the man had been poisoned.

Poisoned:Food poisoning, and the exotoxin of bactria causes of food poisoning, poisonous mushroom thallotoxicosis, the globefish is poisoned etc., cause diarrhea.

The poisoned food has been removed from the shops and there is no threat to public health.

His character had been poisoned with evil suggestions from his criminal companions.

He inherited a poisoned chalice when he took over the job as union leader.

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