toxic
adjective (UNPLEASANT) /ˈtɒk.sɪk/
/ˈtɑːk-/ Definition
› informal very unpleasant or unacceptableSerious and unpleasantNot attractive to look atInformal words for badDifficult situations and unpleasant experiencesAccidents and disasters › informal causing you a lot of harm and unhappiness over a long period of time: toxic parents a toxic relationshipMaking people sad, shocked and upsetDangerous and harmful
(Definition of toxic adjective (UNPLEASANT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- adverse adjective
- apocalyptic adjective
- corrosive adjective
- damaging adjective
- deleterious adjective
- destructive adjective
- do more harm than good idiom
- forbidding adjective
- harmful adjective
- heavy adjective (UNPLEASANT)
- inimical adjective
- injurious adjective
- not do sb any favours idiom
- penal adjective (CAUSING DISADVANTAGE)
- pernicious adjective
- rogue adjective
- rogue state noun
- ruinous adjective
- self-destruct verb
- unholy adjective (CAUSING HARM)
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