explosive

/ɪkˈspləʊsɪv/ adjective

Translation

EQUIPMENT › An explosive substance or piece of equipment can cause explosions.

patlayıcı

The explosive device was hidden in a suitcase. an explosive mixture of oil vapour and oxygen13251326

SITUATION › An explosive situation or subject causes strong feelings, and may make people angry or violent.

insanların kızgınlık ve hiddetlenmesine sebep olan; yaralayıcı, etkileyici

a highly explosive political issue1005989

(Definition of explosive adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to get rid of something or someone that is not wanted or needed

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