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vitriolnoun biting sharpness of feeling or expressiona film critic noted for the vitriol and sometimes outright cruelty of his pronouncements acidity, acidness, acridity, acridness, acrimony, asperity, bile, bitterness, cattiness, corrosiveness, mordancy, tartness, virulence, virulency gruffness, harshness, hostility, relentlessness, severity, sternness, vehemencecoldness, crossness, discourteousness, iciness, impoliteness, incivility, nastiness, rudeness, sourness, surliness, ungraciousnessanger, animosity, gall, jaundice, malevolence, malice, rancor, scorn, spite, spleen, venom, vindictivenessjealousy, pique, resentment, sour grapes civility, cordiality, courtesy, diplomacy, geniality, graciousness, kindness, politeness, tactfulnesscompassion, softness, sweetness, sympathy, tenderness, warmthoiliness, smoothness, suaveness, suavity, unctuousness, urbanity harsh insulting languagethe review was more than just unfavorable—it was loaded with vitriol abuse, billingsgate, fulmination, invective, obloquy, scurrility, vituperation blackguardismblasphemy, curse, execration, imprecation, malediction, profanityepithet, insult, put-down, slurexpletive, swearwordaspersion, bad-mouthing, belittlement, disparagement, revilement, vilificationcastigation, chastisement, criticism, excoriation, opprobrium, rebuke, reprimand, reproofbroadside, diatribe, harangue, polemic, tirade acclaim, applause, commendation, praisecompliments, congratulations, endearments, felicitationsadulation, blarney, flattery, overpraise, soft soap in the 14th century |