vitriol

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See also Vitriol

English

Etymology

From Latin vitriolum (“sulphuric acid”), from Latin vitrum (“glass”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /ˈvɪ.tɹi.əl/

Noun

vitriol (plural vitriols)

1. (dated) sulphuric acid and various metal sulphates
2. (by extension) bitterly abusive language
   • 2012 November 2, Ken Belson, "[1]," New York Times (retrieved 2 November 2012):

     For days, online forums sparked with outrage against politicians and race organizers, a tone that turned to vitriol against runners, even from some shaming other runners for being selfish.

Derived terms

• vitriolic
• oil of vitriol
• blue vitriol
• green vitriol
• hurl vitriol
• iron vitriol
• white vitriol

Translations

sulphuric acid — see sulphuric acid

various metal sulphates

• Finnish: vihtrilli (fi)

• Swedish: vitriol (sv)

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• Arabic: زاج (zāj) m

Verb

vitriol (third-person singular simple present vitriols, present participle vitrioling, simple past and past participle vitrioled)

1. to subject someone to bitter verbal abuse