toxic

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1. 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.

2. 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.

3. 3.Severely negative or harmful.

4. 4.Of a person, hateful or strongly antipathetic.

   • It is not good to be around toxic people.
   • Though Twitter is still overrun with toxic anger and fear-based nonsense (now more than ever), it is also, in one crucial way, beginning to play an important role in our response to the pandemic.
   • “I’m sorry for taking part in the toxic politics … put down the knives, be kind to one another … I never wanted to cause any harm,” [Marjorie Taylor] Greene said.

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