venom

About 1.65 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun An animal toxin intended for defensive or offensive use; a biological poison delivered by bite, sting, etc., to protect an animal or to kill its prey.
2. noun Feeling or speech marked by spite or malice; vitriol.
3. verb To infect with venom; to envenom; to poison.
4. adjective Poisonous, poisoned; (figuratively) pernicious.

Similar words

malice maliciousness spite spitefulness poison bile viper hornet cobra cream

Often followed by

of and is in from to that on was

Word family

venomed venoming venoms