# poisoning

Pronunciation: US say "POY-zuh-ning" /ˈpɔɪzənɪŋ/; UK

## Noun

1. The condition of having been affected by a poison entering the body.
   - Simple: The harmful condition that happens when poison gets into the body.
   - _Symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning include headache and dizziness._
   - _The child was rushed to the hospital with clear signs of poisoning._
2. The act of giving or administering a poison to someone or something.
   - Simple: The act of giving poison to a person or animal to cause harm.
   - _Investigators eventually ruled the death a deliberate poisoning._
   - _The trial centered on the gradual poisoning of her husband over many weeks._

## Verb

3. Present participle and gerund of poison. — present participle and gerund of poison
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of poison. Use this form for the action happening now or as the name of the act.
   - _The factory was poisoning the river for years before anyone noticed._
   - _Poisoning the enemy's wells was widely condemned as dishonorable._

## Origin

Formed from the word "poison" combined with the suffix "-ing".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/poisoning (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).