toxic

adjective

UK /ˈtɒksɪk/

1
poisonous and harmful to people, animals, or the environment
highly toxic industrial chemicals
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Environmental issues
anthropogenic
biodegradable
biohazard
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Dangerous or harmful
dangerous
harmful
disastrous
2
businessused to describe a loan or other financial agreement which causes very serious business problems for a bank or financial organization
toxic debt/mortgages
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Relating to borrowing money and owing money
borrowing
borrowing powers
call it quits
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The first use of the adjective toxic in financial contexts is thought to be attributable to billionaire Warren Buffett, a US investor and businessman. In a 2003 report to shareholders, Buffett described derivatives (a type of investment that will gain value if the price of a product changes as expected) as “financial weapons of mass destruction, warning that:
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3
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
Synonyms and related words
Causing problems and disagreement
difficult
bad
embarrassing
4
very bad, unpleasant or harmful
The WhatsApp messages revealed a toxic masculine culture.
Submitted from:
United Kingdom on 09/04/2018
Open Dictionary - April2018

单词	toxic
释义	toxic adjective UK /ˈtɒksɪk/ Other entries for this word toxic waste noun toxic assets noun toxic masculinity noun toxic shock syndrome noun DEFINITIONS4 1 poisonous and harmful to people, animals, or the environment highly toxic industrial chemicals Synonyms and related words Environmental issues anthropogenic biodegradable biohazard Synonyms and related words Dangerous or harmful dangerous harmful disastrous 2 businessused to describe a loan or other financial agreement which causes very serious business problems for a bank or financial organization toxic debt/mortgages Synonyms and related words Relating to borrowing money and owing money borrowing borrowing powers call it quits Featured as a BuzzWord! The first use of the adjective toxic in financial contexts is thought to be attributable to billionaire Warren Buffett, a US investor and businessman. In a 2003 report to shareholders, Buffett described derivatives (a type of investment that will gain value if the price of a product changes as expected) as “financial weapons of mass destruction, warning that: Read more 3 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 Synonyms and related words Causing problems and disagreement difficult bad embarrassing 4 very bad, unpleasant or harmful The WhatsApp messages revealed a toxic masculine culture. Submitted from: United Kingdom on 09/04/2018 Open Dictionary - April2018 derived word toxicity noun Synonyms and related words Dangerous or harmful dangerous harmful disastrous Synonyms and related words Environmental issues anthropogenic biodegradable biohazard toxic adjective US /ˈtɑksɪk/ Other entries for this word toxic waste noun toxic assets noun toxic masculinity noun toxic shock syndrome noun DEFINITIONS4 1 poisonous and harmful to people, animals, or the environment highly toxic industrial chemicals Synonyms and related words Environmental issues anthropogenic biodegradable biohazard Synonyms and related words Dangerous or harmful dangerous harmful disastrous 2 businessused to describe a loan or other financial agreement which causes very serious business problems for a bank or financial organization toxic debt/mortgages Synonyms and related words Relating to borrowing money and owing money borrowing borrowing power call it quits Featured as a BuzzWord! The first use of the adjective toxic in financial contexts is thought to be attributable to billionaire Warren Buffett, a US investor and businessman. In a 2003 report to shareholders, Buffett described derivatives (a type of investment that will gain value if the price of a product changes as expected) as “financial weapons of mass destruction, warning that: Read more 3 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 Synonyms and related words Causing problems and disagreement difficult bad embarrassing 4 very bad, unpleasant or harmful The WhatsApp messages revealed a toxic masculine culture. Submitted from: United Kingdom on 09/04/2018 Open Dictionary - April2018 derived word toxicity noun Synonyms and related words Environmental issues anthropogenic biodegradable biohazard Synonyms and related words Dangerous or harmful dangerous harmful disastrous
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