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toxic positivity

toxic positivity noun: the excessive and insistent promotion of a positive mindset, often at the expense of acknowledging and addressing negative emotions.

Noun

toxic positivity (uncountable)

  1. The excessive and insistent promotion of a positive mindset, often at the expense of acknowledging and addressing negative emotions.

Questions about toxic positivity

What does toxic positivity mean?
Toxic positivity means the excessive and insistent promotion of a positive mindset, often at the expense of acknowledging and addressing negative emotions.
What part of speech is toxic positivity?
Toxic positivity is a noun.

Words near toxic positivity in the dictionary

  1. toxic hellstews
  2. toxic masculinity
  3. toxic megacolon
  4. toxic megacolons
  5. toxic oil syndrome
  6. toxic positivity
  7. toxic shock syndrome
  8. toxic shock syndromes
  9. toxic syndrome
  10. toxic tort
  11. toxic waste

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