vitriol
/VIT-ree-ul/nouncruel and bitter criticism
“The comments filled with vitriol within the hour.”
- Synonyms
- venom, invective, acrimony
- Antonyms
- praise, warmth
- Memory hook
- vitriol: sulfuric acid, rhetorical grade.
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