vitriol
US/ˈvɪtɹiəl/
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Canada/ˈvɪtɹiɒl/
vitriol noun: any of various metal sulphates.
Noun
vitriol (countable and uncountable, plural vitriols)
- Any of various metal sulphates.
- CRYSTALS of Venus or of copper, called also vitriol of Venus, is copper reduced into the form of vitriol by spirit of nitre, or by dissolving verdegris in good distilled vinegar, till the acid be saturated; it is very caustic and used to eat off proud flesh. It is also used by painters, and...1807, A New and Complete Encyclopaedia; or, Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences: Vol III, page 48
- The association of the heavenly bodies with known metals and also with human organs and destinies goes back to ancient Chaldea, the land of astrologers. In Chaucer’s words: ‘The seven bodies eek, lo hear anon. Sol gold is, and Luna silver we declare; Mars yron, Mercurie is quyksilver; Saturnian...2013, John Read, From Alchemy to Chemistry
- oil of vitriol (sulfuric acid).
- Bitterly abusive language.
- For days, online forums sparked with outrage against politicians and race organizers, a tone that turned to vitriol against runners, even from some shaming other runners for being selfish.2012 November 2, Ken Belson, New York Times, retrieved 02 Nov 2012
Verb
vitriol (third-person singular simple present vitriols, present participle (US) vitrioling or (UK) vitriolling, simple past and past participle (US) vitrioled or (UK) vitriolled)
- To subject to bitter verbal abuse.
- Synonyms:
- abuse, call names, vituperate, flame, name-call, revile
- To dip in dilute sulfuric acid; to pickle.
- To vitriolize.
vitriol meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
vitriol in Hindi
- vitriol
- थोथा thothā
vitriol in Tamil
- துத்தம், துருசு
vitriol in Urdu
- سخت طنز آمیز, روح توتیا, سلفیٹ, زاج
vitriol in Bengali
- সালফিউরিক অ্যাসিড, গন্ধক দ্রাবক
More languagesFewer languages
- vitriol in Arabic
- زَاج zāj
- vitriol in Persian
- زاج zâj
Examples of vitriol in a sentence
- As I’ve gotten older, that vitriol slowly transformed into acceptance, then adoration.
- But Theodore Lowi is not a talking head leveling vitriol against the political system to make money.
- You resolve more disputes with professionalism and communication than with irritability and vitriol.
Synonyms of vitriol
Forms of vitriol
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | vitriols |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | vitriols |
| present participle US | vitrioling |
| present participle UK | vitriolling |
| past participle US | vitrioled |
| past US | vitrioled |
| past participle UK | vitriolled |
| past UK | vitriolled |
Origin of vitriol
From Middle English vitriol, from Old French vitriol, from Medieval Latin vitriolum (“sulfuric acid”), from vitrum (“glass”).
Words formed from vitriol
- blue vitriol
- copper vitriol
- elixir of vitriol
- green vitriol
- hurl vitriol
- iron vitriol
- oil of vitriol
- red vitriol
- Roman vitriol
- salt of vitriol
- spirit of vitriol
- vitriolage
- vitriolate
- vitriol attack
- vitriolic
- vitriolical
- vitriolise
- vitriolism
- vitriolization
- vitriolize
- vitriol of Mars
- vitriolous
- white vitriol
Questions about vitriol
- What does vitriol mean?
- Vitriol means any of various metal sulphates.
- What is vitriol in Hindi?
- Vitriol in Hindi is थोथा (thothā). See Vitriol meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is vitriol?
- Vitriol can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce vitriol?
- Vitriol is pronounced /ˈvɪtɹiəl/ (US).
- What is the plural of vitriol?
- The plural of vitriol is vitriols.
Words near vitriol in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: vitriol (page history and authors); थोथा (Hindi) (page history and authors); vitriol (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); vitriol (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); vitriol (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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