Vitriol (Verb)
Meaning 1
Expose to the effects of vitriol or injure with vitriol.
Classification
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.
Examples
- She was doused in vitriol and left with severe facial burns during the violent assault.
- The attackers chose to vitriol the victim as a cruel form of retribution for her defiance.
- The acid splashed and vitrioled the truck driver's skin, causing him immense pain.
- In a fit of rage, the jilted lover threw the bottle of vitriol and splashed it on her former partner.
- She was permanently disfigured when her estranged husband attempted to vitriol her in public.
Meaning 2
Subject to bitter verbal abuse.
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- Her opponents vitriol her online presence with hate comments and personal attacks after her social media post went viral.
- The politician was subjected to vitriol from critics and supporters alike for her decision to change her stance on a key issue.
- The movie star received vitriol from the public after her tone-deaf tweet about social inequality.
- She was left in tears after being vitriol by several audience members for expressing her opinions at the public forum.
- The celebrity chef faced a wave of vitriol from fans and food critics for her behavior in the reality TV show.