vitriolage
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French vitriolage. Analyzable as vitriol (“sulfuric acid”) + -age.
Noun[edit]
vitriolage (uncountable)
- The act of vitriolizing someone; the act of committing an acid attack.
- Synonym: vitriolism
- 1995, V.V. Pillay, Modern Medical Toxicology, Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers, →ISBN, page 43:
- Going by newspaper reports, vitriolage is a fairly common crime in India, though it is regarded as a serious offence (grievous hurt), and carries stiff punishment.