vitriol

/vˈɪtɹiːəl/

/ˈvɪtɹiəɫ/

Vitriol

criticism or comments that are severely cruel and hurtful

synonyms : invective

(H2SO4) a highly corrosive acid made from sulfur dioxide; widely used in the chemical industry

to vitriol

MAIN VERB

subject to bitter verbal abuse

expose to the effects of vitriol or injure with vitriol

Examples

1. The vitriol was intense.

2. Corgan has more vitriol for strangers.

3. It's not just vitriol.

4. There's a lot of one star vitriol.