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poisoning vs gassing

gassing vs poisoning

poisoning and gassing both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
poisoning Yes No No No
gassing Yes No No No
As nouns, gassing is a hyponym of poisoning; that is, gassing is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than poisoning:
  • poisoning: the act of giving poison to a person or animal with the intent to kill
  • gassing: the deliberate act of poisoning some person or animal with gas
poisoning (noun) gassing (noun)
the act of giving poison to a person or animal with the intent to kill the deliberate act of poisoning some person or animal with gas
the physiological state produced by a poison or other toxic substance the process of interacting with gas
Difference between poisoning and gassing

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