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2 meanings

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1 —as in:
snake venom

Definition

poison created by some insects and animals such as snakes

The rattlesnake's venom is deadly.

venom = poison

Other Uses (with this meaning)

She tried to suck the venom out of the bite.

venom = poison

I speak of the spear you sent, whose venom killed my husband.
Madeline Miller -- Circe

venom = poison

I will watch with the wiliness of a snake, that I may sting with its venom.
Mary Shelley -- Frankenstein

venom = poison

Inside the woods they roam freely, and there are added concerns like venomous snakes,
Suzanne Collins -- The Hunger Games

venomous = poisonous

How about snake venom?
Ellen Raskin -- The Westing Game

venom = poison

Rattlesnake venom.
Louis Sachar -- Holes

venom = poison

It was impossible to doubt that, whatever painful efficacy there might be in the secret sting of remorse, a deadlier venom had been infused into it by the hand that proffered relief.
Nathaniel Hawthorne -- The Scarlet Letter

venom = poison

With the brass nozzle in his fists, with this great python spitting its venomous kerosene upon the world, the blood pounded in his head, and his hands were the hands of some amazing conductor playing all the symphonies of blazing and burning to bring down the tatters and charcoal ruins of history.
Ray Bradbury -- Fahrenheit 451

venomous = poisonous (figuratively)

I used elder python venom, straight from the depths of Tartarus.
Rick Riordan -- The Sea of Monsters

venom = poison created by some insects and animals such as snakes

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2 —as in:
jealousy-fueled venom

Definition

intense feelings of hatred or anger

It was a terrible fight. Both were spewing venom and said things they wish they had not said.

venom = intense feelings of hatred or anger

Other Uses (with this meaning)

The remarks were fueled by venom and jealousy.

venom = intense feelings of hatred or anger

Perhaps his superiors wanted to rid the Imperial Guards of an unstable and venomous soldier, or perhaps they wanted to put his volatility to use.
Laura Hillenbrand -- Unbroken

venomous = harmful

It's impossible for me to be all smiles one day and venomous the next.
Anne Frank -- The Diary of a Young Girl

venomous = filled with intense feelings of hatred or anger

She hurried after Mama, knowing that she might never come back to her home again, and her heart filled with venom for Tio Luis.
Pam Munoz Ryan -- Esperanza Rising

venom = intense feelings of anger

"Just shut up!" says Risa, her voice full of venom and accusation.
Neal Shusterman -- Unwind

venom = intense feelings of anger

My father had begun to prefer his draughts to her, and her venom over it fell to me.
Madeline Miller -- Circe

venom = intense feelings of anger

Goldstein was delivering his usual venomous attack upon the doctrines of the Party — an attack so exaggerated and perverse that a child should have been able to see through it, and yet just plausible enough to fill one with an alarmed feeling that other people, less level-headed than oneself, might be taken in by it.
George Orwell -- 1984

venomous = filled with intense feelings of hatred or anger

Of an impulsive and passionate nature, she had fortified herself to encounter the stings and venomous stabs of public contumely, wreaking itself in every variety of insult; but there was a quality so much more terrible in the solemn mood of the popular mind, that she longed rather to behold all those rigid countenances contorted with scornful merriment, and herself the object.
Nathaniel Hawthorne -- The Scarlet Letter

venomous = harmful

I could taste the venom in my mouth. It was a pleasure to see him frightened at last.
Madeline Miller -- Circe

venom = intense feelings of anger

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