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Synonyms
ven·om (vĕńəm)

[Middle English venim, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin* venīmen, from Latin venēnum, poison.]

noun 

  1. A poisonous secretion of an animal, such as a snake, spider, or scorpion, usually transmitted by a bite or sting.
  2. A poison.
  3. Malice; spite: “They dislike making their just criticism of a useful and earnest man an excuse for a general discharge of venom from small-minded opponents” (W.E.B. DuBois)