vitriol

English Thesaurus

1. abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	abuse, contumely, insult, revilement, vilification,
definition	:	a rude expression intended to offend or hurt (noun.communication)

2. (H2SO4) a highly corrosive acid made from sulfur dioxide; widely used in the chemical industry (noun.substance)

hypernym	:	acid,
definition	:	any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt (noun.substance)

hyponym	:	battery acid, electrolyte acid,
definition	:	dilute sulfuric acid used in storage batteries (noun.substance)

substance holonym	:	atomic number 16, s, sulfur, sulphur,
definition	:	an abundant tasteless odorless multivalent nonmetallic element; best known in yellow crystals; occurs in many sulphide and sulphate minerals and even in native form (especially in volcanic regions) (noun.substance)

3. subject to bitter verbal abuse (verb.communication)

hypernym	:	assail, assault, attack, lash out, round, snipe,
definition	:	attack in speech or writing (verb.communication)

4. expose to the effects of vitriol or injure with vitriol (verb.perception)

hypernym	:	subject,
definition	:	cause to experience or suffer or make liable or vulnerable to (verb.perception)

5. abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will (noun.communication)

derivation	:	rail, revile, vilify, vituperate,
definition	:	spread negative information about (verb.communication)

derivation	:	acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, virulent, vitriolic,
definition	:	harsh or corrosive in tone (adj.all)

6. (H2SO4) a highly corrosive acid made from sulfur dioxide; widely used in the chemical industry (noun.substance)

derivation	:	caustic, corrosive, erosive, mordant, vitriolic,
definition	:	of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action (adj.all)

7. abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will (noun.communication)

derivation	:	rail, revile, vilify, vituperate,
definition	:	spread negative information about (verb.communication)

derivation	:	acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, virulent, vitriolic,
definition	:	harsh or corrosive in tone (adj.all)

8. (H2SO4) a highly corrosive acid made from sulfur dioxide; widely used in the chemical industry (noun.substance)

derivation	:	caustic, corrosive, erosive, mordant, vitriolic,
definition	:	of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action (adj.all)