poisonous

adjective/ˈpɔɪzənəs/CEFR B1

বিষাক্ত

Meaning

Causing illness or death if eaten, breathed in or touched.

Example sentences

Some mushrooms are poisonous.কিছু মাশরুম বিষাক্ত।
The smoke was poisonous.ধোঁয়াটি বিষাক্ত ছিল।

A common mistake

A poisonous snake bit him on the leg.→A venomous snake bit him on the leg.

A creature that injects poison by biting is venomous. Something that harms you when eaten or touched is poisonous.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: toxic, venomous

Antonyms: harmless

Similar words, and what each means

toxic
বিষাক্ত
Poisonous and harmful to living things.
venomous
বিষধর, বিষাক্ত
Able to produce venom and inject it with a bite or sting.

Other English words for “বিষাক্ত”

toxic
Poisonous and harmful to living things.
venomous
Able to produce venom and inject it with a bite or sting.

Opposite words

harmless
ক্ষতিকর নয় এমন, নিরীহ
Not able to cause damage or hurt.

Word family

Words built on the same root. Learning them together is faster than learning them apart.

poisonnoun, verbবিষ; বিষ প্রয়োগ করা

“poisonous” elsewhere on EnglishBD

What a tree does that nothing else does: A grown tree draws poisonous gas out of the air and returns what our lungs need, without machinery and without cost.
Tree Plantation →
Some snakes are poisonous.
snake — dictionary →
Some mushrooms are poisonous.
mushroom — dictionary →

Where this word is used

বিষাক্ত — বাংলা অর্থ

Check yourself

“poisonous” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?
- • ছেলেমানুষি, অপরিণত
- • দাহ্য, সহজে আগুন ধরে এমন
- • অনুতপ্ত, তওবাকারী
- • বিষাক্ত
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বিষাক্ত — poisonous (adjective) — বিষাক্ত. Causing illness or death if eaten, breathed in or touched.
Which word is closest in meaning to “poisonous”?
- • aplenty
- • disloyal
- • toxic
- • heavenly
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toxic — toxic — বিষাক্ত. Poisonous and harmful to living things.

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