vitriol
noun/ˈvɪtriəl/
/ˈvɪtriəl/
[uncountable] (formal)- very cruel and bitter comments or criticism synonym abuseWord 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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