- 1the fact or state of having swallowed or absorbed poison a series of deaths caused by carbon monoxide poisoning At least 10,000 children are involved in accidental poisonings every year.
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- 2the act of killing or harming someone or something by giving them poison The police suspected poisoning. The rats were controlled by poisoning. see blood poisoning, food poisoning
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