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Meanings of vitriol in English
Portuguese
acido sulfurico Catalan
àcid sulfúric 
A highly corrosive acid made from sulfur dioxide; widely used in the chemical industry.
Abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will.
Synonyms
Examples for "invective"
Examples for "invective"
1
The article attacked the Grand Duke and the Court with low invective.
2
In the latter, a wicked woman is denounced with the wildest invective.
3
Strickland employed not the rapier of sarcasm but the bludgeon of invective.
4
Things only really got going when he burst into invective and profanity.
5
He was terrible in invective, matchless at repartee, and insensible to fear.
1
But she finally succumbs under the influence of the following refined vituperation:-
2
The literary rancor shown rose to the dignity almost of theological vituperation.
3
She had not looked for any such grave result from her vituperation.
4
His vituperation of the author and his book is coarse and unmeasured.
5
No; but studied exclusion from notice, or sophistical evasions and insulting vituperation.
Usage of vitriol in English
1
First of all, I was really surprised by the level of vitriol.
2
Solution of salt and of blue vitriol in the matter of heat.
3
Councillors, think and keep your vitriol and language to a decent level.
4
Could this vitriol eventually be responsible for a Zimbabwe-style turn of events?
5
I warn you fairly: you will find me vitriol in the house.
6
Yet the vitriol Carruthers received demonstrates that online shaming isn't always altruistic.
7
Should the Catholic Church be the only target for the media vitriol?
8
This man is frightfully ugly; his face has been burned with vitriol.
9
Had it been vitriol I had been too weak to refuse it.
10
That was afore I found out that the whisky was solid vitriol.
11
I wasn't prepared for that tidal wave of vitriol crashing over me.
12
They targeted him with their vitriol and they hoped he would react.
13
There's no vitriol or whinging or fuming in here, just the facts.
14
We know the fiery vitriol that's thrown at those who speak up.
15
My latest tipple is oil of vitriol with a dash of strychnine.
16
Blinded for life while trying to warn me of a vitriol attack.
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Translations for vitriol
Vitriol through the time
Vitriol across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common