poison vs misdirect
misdirect vs poisonpoison is a noun but misdirect is not a noun.
poison and misdirect both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| poison | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| misdirect | No | No | Yes | No |
As verbs,
misdirect is a hypernym of
poison; that is, misdirect is a
word with a broader meaning than poison:
- poison: spoil as if by poison
- misdirect: corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
Other hypernyms of poison include
corrupt, debase, debauch, demoralise, demoralize, deprave, pervert, profane, subvert, vitiate.
| poison (noun) | misdirect (noun) |
|---|---|
| anything that harms or destroys | |
| any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism |
| poison (verb) | misdirect (verb) |
|---|---|
| administer poison to | put a wrong address on |
| add poison to | lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions |
| kill with poison | corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality |
| kill by its poison | |
| spoil as if by poison |
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