demoralise vs poison
poison vs demoralisedemoralise is not a noun while poison is a noun.
demoralise and poison both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| demoralise | No | No | Yes | No |
| poison | Yes | No | Yes | No |
As verbs,
poison is a hyponym of
demoralise; that is, poison is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
demoralise:
- demoralise: corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
- poison: spoil as if by poison
Other hyponyms of demoralise include
carnalise, carnalize, sensualise, sensualize, infect, lead astray, lead off, bastardise, bastardize, suborn.
| demoralise (noun) | poison (noun) |
|---|---|
| anything that harms or destroys | |
| any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism |
| demoralise (verb) | poison (verb) |
|---|---|
| lower someone's spirits; make downhearted | administer poison to |
| corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality | add poison to |
| kill with poison | |
| kill by its poison | |
| spoil as if by poison |
Words related to "demoralise"
- Australian spelling
- British spelling
- alter
- bastardise
- bastardize
- carnalise
- carnalize
- cast down
- change
- chill
- corrupt
- debase
- debauch
- deject
- demoralisation
- demoralize
- deprave
- depress
- discourage
- dismay
- dispirit
- get down
- infect
- lead astray
- lead off
- misdirect
- modify
- pervert
- poison
- profane
- sensualise
- sensualize
- suborn
- subvert
- vitiate
Words related to "poison"
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