Meaning

2 senses

  1. (countable, uncountable)An animal toxin intended for defensive or offensive use; a biological poison delivered by bite, sting, etc., to protect an animal or to kill its prey.

    Gift

    ядjad

    отру́таotrúta, отру́яotrúja

  2. (countable, figuratively, uncountable)Feeling or speech marked by spite or malice; vitriol.

    Gift, Galle

    зло́баzlóba, злостьzlostʹ

    злістьzlistʹ, злоба́zlobá, зло́баzlóba

More definitions
  • toxin secreted by animals; secreted by certain snakes and poisonous insects (e.g., spiders and scorpions)
  • feeling a need to see others suffer

Examples

12 sentences

  1. This snake's venom is very potent.

    ruЯд этой змеи очень сильный. — Balamax

    deDas Gift dieser Schlange ist sehr stark. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  2. The venom is in the tail.

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  3. The venom of most spiders is harmless to humans.

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  4. There is no antidote for the venom of this snake.

    ruОт яда этой змеи не существует противоядия. — odexed

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  5. The politician's bilious speech overflowed with venom but lacked substance.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
an animal toxin intended for offensive use:
(figurative) malice:
Русский
By meaning 2
an animal toxin intended for offensive use:
(figurative) malice:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
an animal toxin intended for offensive use:
(figurative) malice:

Origin

From Middle English venym, from Old French venim, from Vulgar Latin *venīmen, from Early M

From Middle English venym, from Old French venim, from Vulgar Latin *venīmen, from Early Medieval Latin venīnum, from Classical Latin venēnum (“drug; poison; a charm”), ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to love”). Doublet of venin and venene.

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Forms

plural: venoms
Singularvenom
Pluralvenoms

regular

Synonyms

8 synonyms
poison carried by an animal:veneneveninatterzootoxin
Close in meaning

Word family

26 related words
Relatedvenomous
DerivedvenomouslyC2antivenomantivenomicsantivenomouscountervenomenvenomenvenomateenvenomationenvenomizationoutvenomspit venomunvenomvenomevenomicvenomicsvenomizationvenomizevenomlessvenomlikevenomoidvenomosalivaryvenomosityvenomousnessvenomsome

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
vengeancevengefulvenisonvenlafaxinevenomousC2ventventilateC1
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