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empoisonment

noun

as in hostility

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for empoisonment
  1. hostility
  2. antagonism
  3. animosity
  4. contempt
  5. enmity
  6. bile
  7. antipathy
  8. irritation
Noun
  • These advertisements stressed the importance of allowing Jews to immigrate to Palestine, a small country where there was hostility to such immigration.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Sentiment was buoyed by a fall in crude oil prices, sending stock markets higher, despite continued hostilities in the Middle East.
    — Jenni Reid,Sean Conlon, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of hostility
Noun
  • The undeniable message of AdS/CFT is that, at least in this special snow globe, the rules of gravity and the rules of quantum mechanics are secretly describing the same game — despite the storied antagonism between the two theories.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Kanarek told me that Gray’s antagonism, at the meeting and at other times, positions her as the ultimate instigator of the shooting.
    — Ian Parker, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of antagonism
Noun
  • But as much of Washington scrambles to get its arms around emerging AI risks, elsewhere in the country, opposition to data centers does not necessarily indicate animosity toward AI.
    — Justin Papp, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026
  • But that doesn’t mean the animosity toward their former head coach in Oxford has to simmer down before kickoff.
    — Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of animosity
Noun
  • There is a long line of people who harbor frustrations—if not outward contempt—for the Protect College Sports Act.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Held in contempt Former CEO of Apollo Global Management Leon Black arrives to testify at a closed-door interview with the House oversight committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 26, 2026.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of contempt
Noun
  • Students and other fans met Kiffin with so much enmity, the state’s Department of Public Safety sent its special ops team to the game.
    — Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026
  • The Associated Press got a taste of the enmity during a late August ride when a black, eight-seater van pulled up alongside.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of enmity
Noun
  • For Italian audiences, that means Angela (Vanessa Scalera) can spew bile nonstop, but there’s no question her children will stick by her.
    — Jay Weissberg, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Her words are not of gratitude but resentment, bile and narcissism.
    — Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of bile
Noun
  • The other is that Republicans’ antipathy towards vote-by-mail is waning.
    — Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 1 June 2026
  • Alexander Kazakov | Afp | Getty Images That Russia and China are seen as ideologically aligned on many geopolitical issues, with each sharing a traditional antipathy and distrust towards the West, and Washington.
    — Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 20 May 2026
Definition of antipathy
Noun
  • Seventeen safety incidents were logged, eight tied directly to the device, mostly skin irritation and muscle spasms, plus one fall with no injury.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Short-term exposure to mold can cause sinus congestion, coughing, wheezing, eye irritation and skin rashes.
    — Rebecca Smullin Dawson, The Conversation, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of irritation
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“Empoisonment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/empoisonment. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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