vitriol

Noun

• abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will

• (H2SO4) a highly corrosive acid made from sulfur dioxide; widely used in the chemical industry

Verb

• subject to bitter verbal abuse

• expose to the effects of vitriol or injure with vitriol

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  vituperation , invective , oil of vitriol , sulfuric acid , sulphuric acid