poisoned

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/ˈpɔɪzn̩d/

adj 3

Collocations

ADJ.

alleged, general, last, last, left, possible, royal

VERB + POISONED

doubt, fire, shot, snake, spies, think, want

POISONED + NOUN

arrow, cherry, environment, globefish, himself, mary, politics, tom

PREP.

with

Definitions

adj

Killed, paralysed, or harmed by receiving a dose of poison.

The snake left its poisoned prey to die.

Containing poison; poisonous.

The hunters began to fire their poisoned darts.

Having a strongly negative effect; harmful.

This is a poisoned work environment.

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Idioms & Phrases

poisoned chalice

Something which is initially regarded as advantageous but which is later recognized to be disadvantageous or harmful; an apparently beneficial or benign instrument or scheme for causing death or harm.

[W]e but teach / Bloody Inſtructions, which, being taught, returne / To plague th' Inuentor. This euen-handed Iuſtice / Commends th' Ingredience of our poyſon'd Challice / To our o

Example Bank

The snake left its poisoned prey to die.

Wiktionary

The hunters began to fire their poisoned darts.

Wiktionary

This is a poisoned work environment.

Wiktionary

With the heirless king going crazy and royal family poisoned, the general of the army finally had his chance to usurp the throne.

Tatoeba · #1942

She's been poisoned.

Tatoeba · #280563

He was poisoned by the globefish he ate.

Tatoeba · #292583

Usage Notes

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In some senses, poisoned is marked as figuratively. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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