VENOM

malice, maliciousness, spite, spitefulness, venom

(noun) feeling a need to see others suffer

venom

(noun) toxin secreted by animals; secreted by certain snakes and poisonous insects (e.g., spiders and scorpions)

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

venom (countable and uncountable, plural venoms)

A poison carried by an animal, usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging.

(figuratively) Feeling or speech marked by spite or malice; vitriol.

Synonyms

• (poison carried by an animal): atter (archaic, dialectal)

Verb

venom (third-person singular simple present venoms, present participle venoming, simple past and past participle venomed)

(obsolete) To infect with venom; to envenom; to poison.

Adjective

venom (not comparable)

(obsolete) Poisonous, poisoned; (figuratively) pernicious.

Source: Wiktionary

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Ven"om, n. Etym: [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. Etym: [OE. venimen, OF. venimer, L. venenare. See Venom, n.]

Definition: To infect with venom; to envenom; to poison. [R.] "Venomed vengeance." Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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