adjective
- containing poison; contaminated with a toxic substance
- filled with bitter feelings or malicious intent
Usage: figurative
verb
- past tense and past participle of poison; gave poison to or contaminated with poison
Examples
- The poisoned water made several people sick.
- She threw away the poisoned bait meant for rats.
- His poisoned words hurt everyone at the meeting.
- The relationship was poisoned by years of mistrust.
- Someone had poisoned the village well.
- The spy poisoned the enemy agent’s drink.
- The atmosphere was poisoned with suspicion.