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noun

vitriol

bitterly harsh and abusive criticism or language

In a sentence

Six example sentences with vitriol, each labelled with its topic.

  • Rival newspapers of the 1790s traded vitriol weekly, each editor calling the other a liar, a fool and worse in print.

    History

  • The forum thread dissolved into vitriol within an hour, with strangers attacking the developer over a missing dark mode.

    Technology

  • Peer review is meant to be blunt, but the referee's vitriol about the sample size crossed from criticism into insult.

    Science

  • The debate descended into vitriol within minutes, each candidate calling the other a liar before any policy was mentioned.

    Politics

  • Early reviews poured vitriol on the sequel, and one critic suggested the studio owed audiences a refund.

    Movies

  • Fans directed their vitriol at the general manager after the trade, and the arena chanted for his firing for a week.

    Basketball

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