poison
poison is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, poison is hyphenated as:
Definitions ofpoison
- A substance that is harmful or lethal to a living organism.
Example: "We used a poison to kill the weeds."
- Something that harms a person or thing.
Example: "Gossip is a malicious poison."
- A drink; liquor.
Example: "— I'll have a glass of whisky."
- Any substance that inhibits catalytic activity.
- To use poison to kill or paralyse (somebody).
Example: "The assassin poisoned the king."
- To pollute; to cause to become poisonous.
Example: "That factory is poisoning the river."
- To cause to become much worse.
Example: "He poisoned the mood in the room with his non-stop criticism."
- To cause (someone) to hate or to have unfair negative opinions.
Example: "She's poisoned him against all his old friends."
- To inhibit the catalytic activity of.
- To place false information into (a cache) as part of an exploit.
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