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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
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
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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