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10 Language-to-English DictionariesYuudoku
/juːˈdoʊku/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The state of being poisoned or affected by poison, often used metaphorically to describe harmful influences.
"The yūdoku of misinformation can severely impact public opinion." - 2
A metaphorical term used in Japanese literature to describe the negative effects of certain ideas or influences.
"In his writings, he often warned against the yūdoku of unchecked ambition."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'yūdoku' originates from the Japanese language, where 'yū' means 'to have' and 'doku' means 'poison'. It reflects a historical context where the concept of poison was metaphorically extended to describe harmful influences, particularly in literature and philosophy.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Yuudoku" is said worldwide
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empoisonnement
Transliteration: ɑ̃.pwaz.nə.mɑ̃
"L'empoisonnement peut avoir des conséquences graves."
Vergiftung
Transliteration: fɛrˈɡɪftʊŋ
"Eine Vergiftung kann lebensbedrohlich sein."
avvelenamento
Transliteration: avve.le.naˈmento
"L'avvelenamento è un problema serio."
envenenamiento
Transliteration: enβeneˈna.miento
"El envenenamiento puede ser mortal."
envenenamento
Transliteration: ẽve.ne.naˈmẽtu
"O envenenamento é uma questão grave."
जहर
Transliteration: zahar
"जहर का प्रभाव गंभीर हो सकता है।"
中毒
Transliteration: zhòngdú
"中毒可能会导致严重后果。"
중독
Transliteration: jungdok
"중독은 심각한 결과를 초래할 수 있습니다."
有毒
Transliteration: yūdoku
"有毒な物質は危険です。"
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