Definitions for venomˈvɛn əm
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ven•om*ˈvɛn əm(n.)
the poisonous fluid that some animals, as certain snakes and spiders, secrete and introduce into the bodies of their victims by biting, stinging, etc.
something suggesting poison in its effect, as malice or jealousy.
Archaic. poison in general.
* Syn: See poison.
Origin of venom:
1175–1225; < OF venim, venin蠐 L venēnum magical potion, poison
Princeton's WordNet
venom(noun)
toxin secreted by animals; secreted by certain snakes and poisonous insects (e.g., spiders and scorpions)
malice, maliciousness, spite, spitefulness, venom(noun)
feeling a need to see others suffer
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
venom(noun)ˈvɛn əm
poison from an animal
snake venom
venomˈvɛn əm
extreme hatred
You could hear the venom in her voice.
Wiktionary
venom(Noun)
a poison wielded by an animal, usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging; atter
venom(Noun)
feeling or speech marked by spite or malice
venom(Verb)
To infect with venom; to envenom; to poison.
Venomed vengeance. uE00026128uE001 Shakespeare.
Webster Dictionary
Venom(noun)
matter fatal or injurious to life; poison; particularly, the poisonous, the poisonous matter which certain animals, such as serpents, scorpions, bees, etc., secrete in a state of health, and communicate by thing or stinging
Venom(noun)
spite; malice; malignity; evil quality. Chaucer
Venom(noun)
to infect with venom; to envenom; to poison
The Roycroft Dictionary
venom
1. The juice of hate. 2. The sap of reformers, moralists and socialists. 3. The deadly smile of the optimist when he looks at the under dog. 4. The physical sweat of a defeated candidate and the emotional sweat of old maids. (Venom, like everything else, is subject to the law of evolution and variation. Between the venom of Cain and the venom of Tolstoy, several million instances could be quoted to prove the universality and beneficence of this breedy instinct.)
Translations for venom
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
venom(noun)
the poison produced by some snakes, scorpions etc, transmitted by biting or stinging
the venom of a cobra.
- gifAfrikaans
- سُم الأفْعىArabic
- отрова (на влечуго)Bulgarian
- venenoPortuguese (BR)
- jedCzech
- das GiftGerman
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- δηλητήριοGreek
- venenoSpanish
- ussimürkEstonian
- زهرFarsi
- myrkkyFinnish
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- אֶרֶסHebrew
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- otrovCroatian
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- bisaIndonesian
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- velenoItalian
- 毒Japanese
- (뱀, 거미, 벌 등의) 독액Korean
- nuodaiLithuanian
- (čūskas, skorpiona) indeLatvian
- bisaMalay
- vergifDutch
- gift, eiterNorwegian
- jadPolish
- venenoPortuguese
- veninRomanian
- ядRussian
- jedSlovak
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- giftSwedish
- พิษจากการถูกสัตว์กัดต่อยThai
- zehirTurkish
- 蛇的毒液Chinese (Trad.)
- отрутаUkrainian
- زہرUrdu
- nọc độcVietnamese
- （某些蛇、蝎子等分泌的）毒液Chinese (Simp.)
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