vitriol
noun
1. (H2SO4) a highly corrosive acid made from sulfur dioxide; widely used in the chemical industry
Definition categories: substance, acid
2. abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will
Similar word(s): invective, vituperation
Definition categories: communication, abuse, contumely, insult, revilement, vilification
verb
1. expose to the effects of vitriol or injure with vitriol
Definition categories: perception, subject
2. subject to bitter verbal abuse
Definition categories: communication, assail, assault, attack, round, snipe