poisoning

Universal Words noun [U,C] 1 the fact or state of having swallowed or absorbed poison: a series of deaths caused by carbon monoxide poisoning * At least 10000 children are involved in accidental poisonings every year. 2 the act of killing or harming sb/sth by giving them poison: The police suspected poisoning. * The rats were controlled by poisoning. seealsoBLOODPOISONING, FOODPOISONING