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[syn: malice, maliciousness, spite, spitefulness, venom]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Venom \Ven"om\, n. [OE. venim, OF. venim, venin, F. venin, L.
venenum. Cf. Venenate.]
1. Matter fatal or injurious to life; poison; particularly,
the poisonous matter which certain animals, such as
serpents, scorpions, bees, etc., secrete in a state of
health, and communicate by biting or stinging.
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Or hurtful worm with cankered venom bites. --Milton.
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2. Spite; malice; malignity; evil quality. --Chaucer. "The
venom of such looks." --Shak.
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Syn: Venom; virus; bane. See Poison.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Venom \Ven"om\, v. t. [OE. venimen, OF. venimer, L. venenare.
See Venom, n.]
To infect with venom; to envenom; to poison. [R.] "Venomed
vengeance." --Shak.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
venom
n 1: toxin secreted by animals; secreted by certain snakes and
poisonous insects (e.g., spiders and scorpions)
2: feeling a need to see others suffer [syn: malice,
maliciousness, spite, spitefulness, venom]