1
as in bitterness
biting sharpness of feeling or expression
a film critic noted for the vitriol and sometimes outright cruelty of his pronouncements
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2
as in abuse
harsh insulting language
the review was more than just unfavorable—it was loaded with vitriol
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Recent Examples of vitriol
Although the attacker may not feel the same level of vitriol, a hostile reception at the London Stadium on September 13 would surely await him.
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Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 8 July 2025
However, when the Philadelphia Eagles legend took to social media to celebrate, he was met with plenty of vitriol.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2025
Like, seeing this guy praise Hitler, seeing this guy be this force of hate and just vitriol and nastiness.
—Angel Diaz, Billboard, 1 July 2025
This vitriol is, of course, due to footage going viral of Wallen using the N word.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 23 June 2025
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Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 8 July 2025
However, when the Philadelphia Eagles legend took to social media to celebrate, he was met with plenty of vitriol.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2025
Like, seeing this guy praise Hitler, seeing this guy be this force of hate and just vitriol and nastiness.
—Angel Diaz, Billboard, 1 July 2025
This vitriol is, of course, due to footage going viral of Wallen using the N word.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 23 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vitriol
Noun
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Christy Corcoran, a nearby homeowner who took part in the camp cleanup, said the animal abuse is a sign of the bad actors who can swarm to large homeless camps.—
Jordan Smith,
IndyStar,
26 July 2025
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Victoria Caldwell and Stubblefield pleaded guilty to evidence tampering and abuse of a corpse, and Burton and Caldwell entered Alford pleas to abuse of a corpse and second-degree manslaughter — while Burton also pleaded as such to tampering with evidence.—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
25 July 2025
Noun
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In addition, citizenship can be revoked if an individual commits certain actions, including treason, serving in a foreign military engaged in hostilities against the U.S., or renouncing citizenship.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez,
FOXNews.com,
14 July 2025
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Advertisement Yet Indo-Pak relations haven’t always been defined by hostility alone.—
Sam Dalrymple,
Time,
14 July 2025
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The actor also has been involved in occurrences of being verbal and physically aggressive, hurling racists invectives, as well as being out and out violent on a number of occasions.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
22 July 2025
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After nights of clashes, then-President Donald Trump, known for issuing directives and invectives through social media, fired off a series of posts shortly before 1 a.m. on Friday, May 29, 2020.—
Chelsea Bailey,
CNN Money,
24 May 2025
Noun
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Horgan’s Eva Garvey is funny and nurturing and grounded but also quite lonely and bitter, a character whose love and bile hold Bad Sisters together.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
15 July 2025
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The gallbladder helps your body store and use bile, a fluid produced by the liver and sent to the gut, where it is needed to digest fat.3 Gallstones block the flow of bile to the gut.—
Sohaib Imtiaz,
Verywell Health,
26 June 2025
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And the gratuitous insults—to NATO allies, the European Union, the BRICs, the United Nations, or the World Health Organization—continue to flow from the president.—
MARGARET MACMILLAN,
Foreign Affairs,
21 July 2025
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The Steals and Deals segment on the WFTV newscasts are annoying and an insult to the viewers!—
Ticked Off,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 July 2025
Noun
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While relapse of multiple myeloma is regarded as inevitable, the timing and severity vary widely.—
Anna Giorgi,
Verywell Health,
14 July 2025
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But in the meantime, relatives could only guess the severity of the injury by observing the facial expressions of Nuggets personnel.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
13 July 2025
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The politicization of the COVID response has only worsened this trend, likely resulting in part from Trump’s vituperation.—
Matt Motta,
Scientific American,
29 Oct. 2024
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Flash forward 92-plus years to Donald Trump’s rally Sunday at New York’s Madison Square Garden, a bleak, lurid festival of racist hate and profane vituperation so vile that even fellow Republicans, who have turned a blind eye to Trump’s character for years, are distancing themselves from the event.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Oct. 2024
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Pressure to release more documents has built both from within Trump's base and from Democrats seizing on their anger.—
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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Grief isn’t a set of stages Many people still think of grief through the lens of psychiatrist Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross’ five stages of grief, popularized in the early 1970s: denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance.—
Liza Barros-Lane,
The Conversation,
17 July 2025
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“Vitriol.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vitriol. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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