how to pronounce poisoned

/ˈpɔɪzənd/

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poisoned is pronounced in two syllables

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pɔɪzənd

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An example use of poisoned in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… a putin critic who was poisoned and is …”

meanings of poisoned

adjective:

  1. Such that its capture will lead to the capturing piece being trapped, thus reducing the capturing player's winning chances.
  2. Containing poison.
  3. Killed, paralysed, or harmed by receiving a dose of poison.

verb:

  1. Simple past tense and past participle of poison.

poisoned frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word poisoned occurs in english on average 3.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

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