empoisoned

verb

past tense of empoison
as in angered
to implant bitter feelings in a series of misfortunes had empoisoned him against the whole world

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for empoisoned
  1. angered
  2. enraged
  3. infuriated
  4. antagonized
  5. embittered
Verb
  • The two women who won jury trials in their lawsuits against the county are angered that the county has opted to appeal.
    — Sean Emery, Oc Register, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Public backlash is prompting San Diego to reopen 13 restrooms in Mission Bay Park this Friday after a six-week closure during the heart of summer that angered city residents and tourists.
    — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of angered
Verb
  • Fauci pleaded the Fifth a number of times, which appears to have enraged a lot of people.
    — Rob Crilly, The Washington Examiner, 31 July 2026
  • Many of MacLeod’s fans were enraged and disheartened about his AI use online.
    — Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 30 July 2026
Definition of enraged
Verb
  • But for the medieval and classics scholar in Kratz, the film invited questions and infuriated him at times.
    — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Under its previous operator, Mountain View had been plagued by riots that drew negative press and infuriated locals.
    — Paige Pfleger, ProPublica, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of infuriated
Verb
  • Late in episode 1, the Supreme Ruler is revealed to Barry Kripke, a Caltech physicist who talks like Elmer Fudd and often antagonized TBBT’s heroes.
    — Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 24 July 2026
  • The release of the funds was a signal of Brussels’ embrace of the new government in Budapest after the 16-year tenure of Viktor Orbán, who was allied with Russia and antagonized the EU.
    — Justin Spike, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
Definition of antagonized
Verb
  • The original vision for Base is in tatters and much of the project now looks like a costly distraction that has embittered numerous users, and forced Coinbase to play catch-up to ascendant crypto powerhouses like Hyperliquid and Robinhood.
    — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 20 July 2026
  • Alito came out a winner, but still embittered.
    — Peter S. Canellos, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2026
Definition of embittered
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“Empoisoned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/empoisoned. Accessed 21 Aug. 2026.

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