🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

有毒な

Pronunciation / Transliteration: yūdoku na

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Toxic/ˈtɒk.sɪk/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"その物質は非常に有毒です。"

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Poisonous; causing harm or death by chemical means when ingested, inhaled, or absorbed.

    "The chemical plant leaked toxic waste into the nearby river."
  2. 2

    Very harmful or unpleasant in a pervasive and insidious way, especially regarding human relationships or work environments.

    "He finally decided to leave the toxic environment of his previous workplace."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Late Latin toxicum, meaning 'poison', which originates from the Greek toxikon (pharmakonon), literally meaning 'poison for arrows' (from toxon, 'bow'). It entered English in the mid-17th century, initially referring strictly to poisonous substances before expanding metaphorically in modern psychology and popular culture to describe harmful relationships, environments, and behaviors.

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