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- Dictionarytoxic/ˈtɒksɪk/
adjective
- 1. poisonous: "the dumping of toxic waste"
- 2. very harmful or unpleasant in a pervasive or insidious way: "a toxic relationship"
noun
- 1. poisonous substances.
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The meaning of TOXIC is containing or being poisonous material especially when capable of causing death or serious debilitation. How to use toxic in a sentence.
TOXIC definition: 1. poisonous: 2. very unpleasant or unacceptable 3. causing you a lot of harm and unhappiness over…. Learn more.
very unpleasant or unacceptable. informal. causing you a lot of harm and unhappiness over a long period of time: toxic parents. a toxic relationship.
Toxic definition: of, pertaining to, affected with, or caused by a toxin or poison. See examples of TOXIC used in a sentence.
Definitions of toxic. adjective. of or relating to or caused by a toxin or poison. “suffering from exposure to toxic substances” synonyms: harmful. causing or capable of causing harm. unhealthful. detrimental to good health. noxious. injurious to physical or mental health. cyanogenetic, cyanogenic. capable of producing cyanide.
1. of, affected by, or caused by a toxin, or poison. 2. acting as a poison; poisonous. noun. 3. a toxic substance; also, something contaminated by a toxic substance. usually used in pl.
(informal, disapproving) (of a person, relationship or situation) very unpleasant, especially in the way somebody likes to control and influence other people in a dishonest way. I felt trapped in this toxic relationship. The political situation is highly toxic. the toxic atmosphere that now exists in political life. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.
