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Venom

Venom Meaning & Definition
Venom Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Venom?

[n] feeling a need to see others suffer
[n] toxin secreted by animals (by certain snakes and poisonous insects (e.g., spiders and scorpions))

Synonyms | Synonyms for Venom: malice | maliciousness | spite | spitefulness

Related Terms | Find terms related to Venom:

See Also | animal toxin | kokoi venom | malevolence | malignity | snake venom | zootoxin

Venom In Webster's Dictionary

\Ven"om\, n. [OE. venim, OF. venim, F. venin, L. veneum. Cf. {Venenate}.] 1. 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. Or hurtful worm with cankered venom bites. --Milton. 2. Spite; malice; malignity; evil quality. Chaucer. ``The venom of such looks.'' --Shak. Syn: Venom; virus; bane. See {Poison}.
\Ven"om\, v. t. [OE. venimen, OF. venimer, L. venenare. See {Venom}, n.] To infect with venom; to envenom; to poison. [R.] ``Venomed vengeance.'' --Shak.

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