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Meaning of Poisoning | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1 Standard
ˈpɔɪzənɪŋ

Definitions

  1. The administration of a poison.
  2. The state of being poisoned.

Equivalents

Беларуская атручванне
Български отравяне
Català enverinament
Čeština otrava
Dansk forgiftning
Ελληνικά φαρμακεία
Esperanto veneniĝo
Eesti mürgitamine
Suomi myrkytys
Gaeilge nimhiú
Magyar mérgezés
Bahasa Indonesia keracunan peracunan
Italiano avvelenamento
日本語 中毒 毒害 毒殺 被毒
한국어 독살 중독
Македонски труење
Bahasa Melayu keracunan
Nederlands vergiftiging
Português envenenamento
Română otrăvire
Русский отравление
Svenska förgiftning
Українська отруєння

Examples

“The number of young children in the US who have died from opioid overdoses has increased significantly, according to a new study on accidental poisonings of children 5 and younger.”
“Manganism has been known about since the 19th century, when miners exposed to ores containing manganese[…]began to totter, slur their speech and behave like someone inebriated. The poisoning was irreversible, and soon ended in psychosis and death.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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