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VENOM

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Dictionary entry overview: What does venom mean?

• VENOM (noun)
The noun VENOM has 2 senses:

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

Familiarity information: VENOM used as a noun is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• VENOM (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("venom" is a kind of...):

animal toxin; zootoxin (a toxin resembling bacterial toxins in its antigenic properties that is found in the fluids of certain animals)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "venom"):

kokoi venom (a potent neurotoxin found in a particular frog)

snake venom (venom secreted by certain snakes)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

Feeling a need to see others suffer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting feelings and emotions

Synonyms:

malice; maliciousness; spite; spitefulness; venom

Hypernyms ("venom" is a kind of...):

malevolence; malignity (wishing evil to others)

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