Meaning

4 senses

  1. Having a chemical nature that is harmful to health or lethal if consumed or otherwise entering into the body in sufficient quantities.

    Tobacco smoke contains many toxic substances.

    giftig, toxisch, gesundheitsschädlich

    токси́чныйtoksíčnyj, ядови́тыйjadovítyj

    отруйнийotrujnyj, токсичнийtoksyčnyj

  2. Appearing grossly unwell; characterised by serious, potentially life-threatening compromise in the respiratory, circulatory or other body systems.

    The child appeared toxic on arrival at the hospital.

    in kritischem Zustand, in Lebensgefahr

  3. (figuratively)Severely negative or harmful.

    a toxic environment that promoted bullying

    vergiftet, verdorben, äußerst schädlich

  4. (figuratively)Of a person, hateful or strongly antipathetic.

    It is not good to be around toxic people.

    giftig, gehässig, boshaft

    токси́чныйtoksíčnyj

More definitions
  • of or relating to or caused by a toxin or poison

Examples

209 sentences

  1. Lead is a toxic metal.

    ruСвинец - токсичный металл.

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  2. Raisins, for example, are toxic to cats.

    Родзинки, наприклад, для кішок токсичні.

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  3. This plant is toxic to cats.

    ruЭто растение ядовито для кошек.

    deDiese Pflanze ist giftig für Katzen.

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  4. Chocolate is toxic to many animals.

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  5. Don't complain to your toxic boss.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
having a harmful chemical nature:
Русский
By meaning 1
having a harmful chemical nature:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
having a harmful chemical nature:
appearing grossly unwell:
severely negative or harmful:
hateful or strongly antipathetic:

Origin

Borrowed from French toxique, from Late Latin toxicus (“poisoned”), from Latin toxicum (“p

Borrowed from French toxique, from Late Latin toxicus (“poisoned”), from Latin toxicum (“poison”), from Ancient Greek τοξικόν (toxikón) [φάρμακον (phármakon)] ("poison for use on arrows"), from τοξικός (toxikós, “pertaining to arrows or archery”), from τόξον (tóxon, “bow”).

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Forms

more toxic, most toxic
Comparativemore toxic Lesson
Superlativemost toxic Lesson

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
poisonousB1venomousC2

Antonyms

1 antonyms
nontoxic

Word family

121 related words
Relatedtoxinintoxicatetoxicanttoxicity
Derivedacarotoxicadrenotoxicaerotoxicagrotoxicangiotoxicantitoxicatoxicautotoxicbacteriotoxicbiotoxiccancerotoxiccardiotoxicchemotoxicchondrotoxicchronotoxicciliotoxiccoagulotoxiccryotoxiccytotoxicdermatotoxicdermatoxicdetoxicateecotoxicembryotoxic

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
towerA1townA1townietownsfolktoxicitytoxicologytoxintoyA1
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