English Dictionary
Definition toxic in British English
toxic
adjective
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
adjective
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
poisonous and harmful to people, animals, or the environment
highly toxic industrial chemicals
used to describe a loan or other financial agreement which causes very serious business problems for a bank or financial organization
used about a subject on which opinion is so strongly divided that it is hard to have a reasonable discussion about it
Based on research, we have learned that these are six of the most common toxic subjects for couples.
the increasingly toxic debate around welfare
