Venom — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

feeling a need to see others suffer

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/vˈɛnəm/

🇬🇧British English

/vˈɛnəm/

🇮🇳Indian English

/vˈɛnəm/

2 syllables Say it as /vˈɛnəm/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

spite maliciousness malice spitefulness

Word Forms

venomous	adjective	extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom
malicious	adjective	having the nature of or resulting from malice; ; - Rudyard Kipling
spite	verb	hurt the feelings of
spiteful	adjective	showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt; motivated by spite

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Gift

von Tieren abgesondertes Toxin; von bestimmten Schlangen und giftigen Insekten (z. B. Spinnen und Skorpione) abgesondert

🇫🇷French

venin

toxine sécrétée par les animaux; sécrété par certains serpents et insectes venimeux (par exemple, les araignées et les scorpions)

🇪🇸Spanish

veneno

toxina secretada por animales; secretada por ciertas serpientes e insectos venenosos (por ejemplo, arañas y escorpiones)

🇮🇹Italian

veleno

tossina secreta dagli animali; secreto da alcuni serpenti e insetti velenosi (ad esempio ragni e scorpioni)

🇳🇱Dutch

vergift

toxine uitgescheiden door dieren; afgescheiden door bepaalde slangen en giftige insecten (bijvoorbeeld spinnen en schorpioenen)

🇵🇹Portuguese

veneno

toxina secretada por animais; secretado por certas cobras e insetos venenosos (por exemplo, aranhas e escorpiões)

🇷🇺Russian

яд

токсин, выделяемый животными; выделяются некоторыми змеями и ядовитыми насекомыми (например, пауками и скорпионами)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ज़हर

जानवरों द्वारा स्रावित विष; कुछ साँपों और ज़हरीले कीड़ों (जैसे, मकड़ियों और बिच्छू) द्वारा स्रावित

🇧🇩Bengali

বিষ

প্রাণীদের দ্বারা নিঃসৃত টক্সিন; নির্দিষ্ট কিছু সাপ এবং বিষাক্ত পোকামাকড় (যেমন, মাকড়সা এবং বিচ্ছু) দ্বারা নিঃসৃত

🇮🇳Tamil

விஷம்

விலங்குகளால் சுரக்கும் விஷம்; சில பாம்புகள் மற்றும் விஷப் பூச்சிகளால் சுரக்கப்படுகிறது (எ.கா. சிலந்திகள் மற்றும் தேள்)

🇮🇳Telugu

విషం

జంతువుల ద్వారా స్రవించే టాక్సిన్; కొన్ని పాములు మరియు విష కీటకాల ద్వారా స్రవిస్తుంది (ఉదా., సాలెపురుగులు మరియు తేళ్లు)

🇮🇳Marathi

विष

प्राण्यांद्वारे स्रावित विष; विशिष्ट साप आणि विषारी कीटक (उदा. कोळी आणि विंचू) द्वारे स्रावित

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઝેર

પ્રાણીઓ દ્વારા સ્ત્રાવ કરાયેલ ઝેર; અમુક સાપ અને ઝેરી જંતુઓ (દા.ત. કરોળિયા અને વીંછી) દ્વારા સ્ત્રાવિત

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿಷ

ಪ್ರಾಣಿಗಳಿಂದ ಸ್ರವಿಸುವ ವಿಷ; ಕೆಲವು ಹಾವುಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ವಿಷಕಾರಿ ಕೀಟಗಳಿಂದ ಸ್ರವಿಸುತ್ತದೆ (ಉದಾಹರಣೆಗೆ, ಜೇಡಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಚೇಳುಗಳು)

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിഷം

മൃഗങ്ങൾ സ്രവിക്കുന്ന വിഷവസ്തു; ചില പാമ്പുകളും വിഷ പ്രാണികളും (ഉദാ. ചിലന്തികളും തേളും) സ്രവിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜ਼ਹਿਰ

ਜਾਨਵਰਾਂ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਛੁਪਿਆ ਜ਼ਹਿਰੀਲਾ; ਕੁਝ ਸੱਪਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਜ਼ਹਿਰੀਲੇ ਕੀੜਿਆਂ (ਉਦਾਹਰਨ ਲਈ, ਮੱਕੜੀਆਂ ਅਤੇ ਬਿੱਛੂ) ਦੁਆਰਾ ਛੁਪਿਆ ਹੋਇਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

زہر

جانوروں کے ذریعہ چھپا ہوا زہریلا؛ بعض سانپوں اور زہریلے کیڑوں (مثلاً مکڑیاں اور بچھو) کے ذریعے چھپا ہوا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

毒液

动物分泌的毒素；由某些蛇和有毒昆虫（例如蜘蛛和蝎子）分泌

🇯🇵Japanese

毒

動物が分泌する毒素。特定のヘビや有毒昆虫（クモやサソリなど）によって分泌されます。

🇰🇷Korean

독액

동물이 분비하는 독소; 특정 뱀과 독성 곤충(예: 거미, 전갈)에 의해 분비됩니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nọc độc

độc tố do động vật tiết ra; được tiết ra bởi một số loài rắn và côn trùng độc (ví dụ: nhện và bọ cạp)

🇹🇭Thai

พิษ

สารพิษที่สัตว์หลั่งออกมา ที่ถูกงูและแมลงมีพิษบางชนิดหลั่งออกมา (เช่น แมงมุม และแมงป่อง)

🇮🇩Indonesian

bisa ular

racun yang dikeluarkan oleh hewan; disekresikan oleh ular tertentu dan serangga beracun (misalnya laba-laba dan kalajengking)

🇵🇭Filipino

lason

lason na itinago ng mga hayop; itinago ng ilang mga ahas at makamandag na insekto (hal., mga gagamba at alakdan)

🇲🇾Malay

racun

toksin yang dirembeskan oleh haiwan; dirembeskan oleh ular dan serangga berbisa tertentu (cth., labah-labah dan kala jengking)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

السم

السم الذي تفرزه الحيوانات. تفرزه بعض الثعابين والحشرات السامة (مثل العناكب والعقارب)

🇮🇷Persian

زهر

سم ترشح شده توسط حیوانات؛ ترشح شده توسط برخی مارها و حشرات سمی (مانند عنکبوت و عقرب)

🇹🇷Turkish

zehir

hayvanlar tarafından salgılanan toksin; bazı yılanlar ve zehirli böcekler (örneğin örümcekler ve akrepler) tarafından salgılanır

🇮🇱Hebrew

אֶרֶס

רעלן המופרש על ידי בעלי חיים; מופרש על ידי נחשים מסוימים וחרקים רעילים (למשל, עכבישים ועקרבים)

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What is the primary definition of the word 'venom'?

The primary meaning of 'venom' is 'toxin secreted by animals; secreted by certain snakes and poisonous insects (e.g., spiders and scorpions)'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'venom' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'venom' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'venom' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'venom' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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How often do you encounter the word 'venom' in your daily reading?

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Do you find 'venom' easy to spell?

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In your opinion, does the word 'venom' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?

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