Poisoning

/ˈpɔɪzənɪŋ/ noun

Definition

the act of administering poison or the condition of being poisoned

Etymology

from Old French 'poison', from Latin 'potio', meaning 'drink' or 'potion'

Kelly Says

Ironically, many life-saving medicines are technically poisons - it's all about the dose, as the saying goes: 'the dose makes the poison!'

Translations

ARالعربية
تسمم
tasmum
DEDeutsch
Vergiftung
fɛɐ̯ˈɡɪftʊŋ
ESEspañol
envenenamiento
enbeˈnenaˈmjento
FRFrançais
empoisonnement
ɑ̃pwɑzɔn.mɑ̃
HIहिन्दी
जहरीला
jahrīlā
IDBahasa Indonesia
keracunan
kərɑtʃunɑn
ITItaliano
avvelenamento
avveleˈnaːmento
JA日本語
中毒
chūdoku
KO한국어
독소
dokso
NLNederlands
vergiftiging
vɛrˈɣɪftɪxɪŋ
PLPolski
zatrucie
zaˈtrut͡ɕɛ
PTPortuguês
envenenamento
ẽvɛnɛnɐˈmentu
RUРусский
отравление
ɐtrɐvˈlʲɛnʲɪje
SVSvenska
förgiftning
fœrˈɡift.nɪŋ
THไทย
พิษ
pʰít
TRTürkçe
zehirlenme
zehirlenme
VITiếng Việt
độc
ʔɗɔk
ZH中文
中毒
zhòng dú

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