(bound form) a legendary poisonous insect bred by putting various venomous creatures in a container and having them eat each other; a parasite that causes disease

to confuse; to enchant; to lead astray; to delude, as in 蛊惑 gǔ​huò

the 18th of the 64 hexagrams in the 易经 yì​jīng

to poison; to harm by witchcraft; to cast a malevolent spell on someone