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   ven·om

   /ˈvenəm/

   noun

   • 1. a poisonous substance secreted by animals such as snakes, spiders, and scorpions and typically injected into prey or aggressors by biting or stinging: "a toxin seven times more deadly than cobra venom" Similar poisontoxinarchaic:banerare:toxicant
   • ▪ extreme malice and bitterness shown in someone's attitudes, speech, or actions: "his voice was full of venom" Similar rancormalevolencevitriolspitespitefulnessvindictivenessmalicemaliciousnessmalignitymalignancyviciousnessnastinessill willill feelinganimosityanimusacrimonyacrimoniousnessbitternessembittermentembitterednesssournessresentmentgrudgingnessvirulenceantagonismhostilitybad bloodbilespleengallenmityhatehatreddislikeantipathyaversioninformal:bitchinesscattinessrare:maleficencecausticitymordacityOpposite lovegoodwill

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French venim, variant of venin, from an alteration of Latin venenum ‘poison’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. venomed adjective

   Scrabble Points: 10

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