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Meanings of vitriol in English

Portuguese
acido sulfurico
Catalan
àcid sulfúric
Wikidata

A highly corrosive acid made from sulfur dioxide; widely used in the chemical industry.

acido sulfurico
Portuguese
invectiva
Catalan
vituperi

Abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will.

invectiva
Usage of vitriol in English
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First of all, I was really surprised by the level of vitriol.
Wired
2
Solution of salt and of blue vitriol in the matter of heat.
The Botanic Garden / A Poem in Two Parts. Part 1: the Economy of...
3
Councillors, think and keep your vitriol and language to a decent level.
BBC
4
Could this vitriol eventually be responsible for a Zimbabwe-style turn of events?
The South African
5
I warn you fairly: you will find me vitriol in the house.
The Master of Ballantrae: A Winter's Tale
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Yet the vitriol Carruthers received demonstrates that online shaming isn't always altruistic.
The Guardian
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Should the Catholic Church be the only target for the media vitriol?
The Irish Times
8
This man is frightfully ugly; his face has been burned with vitriol.
Mysteries of Paris — Volume 03
9
Had it been vitriol I had been too weak to refuse it.
The Fool Errant / Being the Memoirs of Francis-Anthony Strelley,...
10
That was afore I found out that the whisky was solid vitriol.
The Firm of Girdlestone
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I wasn't prepared for that tidal wave of vitriol crashing over me.
Ebony
12
They targeted him with their vitriol and they hoped he would react.
The Irish Times
13
There's no vitriol or whinging or fuming in here, just the facts.
The Irish Times
14
We know the fiery vitriol that's thrown at those who speak up.
Ebony
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My latest tipple is oil of vitriol with a dash of strychnine.
Will Warburton
16
Blinded for life while trying to warn me of a vitriol attack.
Swirling Waters
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