envenom
Inject with toxin
To envenom is to poison with venom, as a snake envenoms its prey through a bite.
The word extends to anything that poisons or embitters: Political discourse has been envenomed by social media.
An envenomed remark is one filled with malice or spite.
The word is literary and somewhat old-fashioned, more common in writing than speech.
Petty malicious intent
- hatredIntense hostile aversion
- ill-willHostile or unkind feeling
- malevolenceActive ill will
- vindictivenessDisposition toward retaliation
animosity · rancor · bitterness · viciousness · cruelty · hostility · resentment · grudge
spite
Petty malicious intent
- hatredIntense hostile aversion
- ill-willHostile or unkind feeling
- malevolenceActive ill will
vindictiveness · animosity · rancor · bitterness · viciousness · cruelty · hostility · resentment · grudge · vengefulness
toxin
Biological-origin harm agent
viper · cobra · mamba · asp · adder · rattlesnake · scorpion · sting · neurotoxin · hemotoxin
vitriol
Bitter, scathing criticism
defamation · calumny · aspersion · bile · acrimony · barb · attack · diatribe · polemic · insult