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Definition of vitriol noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

vitriol

noun

/ˈvɪtriəl/

/ˈvɪtriəl/

[uncountable] (formal)

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very cruel and bitter comments or criticism synonym abuse
Word Originlate Middle English (denoting the sulphate of various metals): from Old French, or from medieval Latin vitriolum, from Latin vitrum ‘glass’.

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