Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun vitriol

2 senses of vitriol

Sense 1
vitriol, oil of vitriol, sulfuric acid, sulphuric acid -- ((H2SO4) a highly corrosive acid made from sulfur dioxide; widely used in the chemical industry)
       => acid -- (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)

Sense 2
vituperation, invective, vitriol -- (abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will)
       => abuse, insult, revilement, contumely, vilification -- (a rude expression intended to offend or hurt; "when a student made a stupid mistake he spared them no abuse"; "they yelled insults at the visiting team")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb vitriol

2 senses of vitriol

Sense 1
vitriol -- (expose to the effects of vitriol or injure with vitriol)
       => subject -- (cause to experience or suffer or make liable or vulnerable to; "He subjected me to his awful poetry"; "The sergeant subjected the new recruits to many drills"; "People in Chernobyl were subjected to radiation")

Sense 2
vitriol -- (subject to bitter verbal abuse)
       => attack, round, assail, lash out, snipe, assault -- (attack in speech or writing; "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker")