EMPOISONING Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

empoisoning

verb

present participle of empoison

as in angering

to implant bitter feelings in a series of misfortunes had empoisoned him against the whole world

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The widespread use of arrests, tear gas and riot-control weapons against teenagers is fueling defiance and angering some parents and teachers.

— NICOLAS GARRIGA, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026
Spain is hard-hit due to small rental market The housing crunch has been simmering for years in Spain, eating into household budgets and angering voters.

— Joseph Wilson, Chicago Tribune, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of angering

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Some administration officials argue that Washington is merely trying to avoid unnecessarily infuriating Beijing.

— David Sacks, Foreign Affairs, 28 Sep. 2026
That makes Union Town more cumulatively powerful at minute 106 than at any single point, no matter how sad or harrowing or infuriating the stories and experiences are.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of infuriating

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Davidson is even calm when talking about Kardashian’s ex-husband Ye, who once wrote a song antagonizing Davidson.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2026
And at a moment when the US is antagonizing allies and has yet to find a way to end its war on Iran that’s destabilizing the global economy, Xi has been burnishing China’s image as a responsible and dependable global leader.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of antagonizing

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All of which makes Animals’s failure that much more heartbreaking and enraging.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2026
There’s a 10-minute monologue in the middle of the movie that few actors could pull off as compellingly, a rant that’s hilarious, enraging, triumphant, and resigned in equal measures.

— Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of enraging

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