Meaning Of The Word Vitriol

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Vitriol Meaning

Vitriol Definition
Vitriol Definition

What's The Definition Of Vitriol?

vitriol
uncountable noun: If you refer to what someone says or writes as vitriol, you disapprove of it because it is full of bitterness and hate, and so causes a lot of distress and pain.

vitriol in American English
any of several sulfates of metals, as copper sulfate (blue vitriol), iron sulfate (green vitriol), or zinc sulfate (white vitriol)
to treat with or as with vitriol
noun: any of certain metallic sulfates of glassy appearance, as copper sulfate or blue vitriol, iron sulfate or green vitriol, zinc sulfate or white vitriol, etc
transitive verb: to treat with or as with vitriol, esp. sulfuric acid

vitriol in British English
noun
verb: to attack or injure with or as if with vitriol

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