empoisonment

noun

Definition of empoisonmentnext
as in hostility

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  1. hostility
  2. antagonism
  3. animosity
  4. contempt
  5. enmity
  6. bile
  7. antipathy
  8. irritation
Noun
  • TikTok has long denied having any links to the Chinese government, and the federal government has not made public any of the specific intelligence it’s used to justify its hostility against the company.
    Alison Durkee, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
  • The Jordanian government announced the closure of the crossing amid the hostility.
    Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of hostility
Noun
  • Charting a Better Path Musk and Ramaswamy should shift their strategy from antagonism to collaboration.
    James Broughel, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
  • But the general antagonism, though especially intense at Princeton, was not unique to the university.
    Alice Gregory, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of antagonism
Noun
  • The animosity between the two preceded Trump’s time in the White House.
    Annie Palmer, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2024
  • But the animosity between these rivals was also seen in a separate video where veteran Bucs wide receiver Sterling Shepard was shouting expletives toward the Panthers’ locker room immediately after Franklin’s outburst.
    Scott Thompson, Fox News, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of animosity
Noun
  • As a result of that failure, Swain ruled that Mayor Adams’ administration is in contempt of the consent decree on all 18 points, including key provisions requiring the DOC to drive down the rate of deaths in custody and violence behind bars.
    Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 27 Nov. 2024
  • The secretary was subpoenaed to appear on Sept. 24 for a hearing but did not attend due to scheduling conflicts, so the committee passed a resolution to hold him in contempt.
    Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 26 Nov. 2024
Definition of contempt
Noun
  • The next few years may test how much the importance of globalized commerce can temper political enmity.
    Andrew Williams, WIRED, 7 Dec. 2024
  • In a sign of growing enmity, first lady Liza Araneta-Marcos disclosed her ill feelings toward Sara Duterte in a radio interview in April.
    Jim Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2024
Definition of enmity
Noun
  • Beatles ‘64 reminds viewers just how much skepticism and outright bile the band faced upon their American arrival, chiefly from males of a certain age.
    Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
  • This occurs because bile builds up in the blood, which contains a yellow waste substance called bilirubin.
    Brittany Risher, SELF, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of bile
Noun
  • Trump’s antipathy for electric vehicles is likely to create headwinds for EV producers.
    Greg Iacurci,Lorie Konish, CNBC, 26 Nov. 2024
  • At a news conference recently, Powell, the Fed chief, acknowledged public antipathy about lingering inflation and its potential influence at the polls.
    Daniel de Visé, USA TODAY, 15 Nov. 2024
Definition of antipathy
Noun
  • Its nourishing, moisturizing formula designed for sensitive skin instantly and noticeably hydrated our skin without any irritation.
    L.A. Hubilla, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
  • The symptoms, which included breathing difficulties, eye irritation and nosebleeds, were traced to high levels of formaldehyde.
    Sharon Lerner and Al Shaw, CNN, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of irritation
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