Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vitriolism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
vit-ri-olism
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being vitriolic; a tendency to be bitter and ill-natured.

Uncountable

noun

Synonym of vitriolage (“The act of vitriolizing someone; the act of committing an acid attack”).

Uncountable

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Etymology

From vitriol (“sulfuric acid”) + -ism.

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What does vitriolism mean?
The quality of being vitriolic; a tendency to be bitter and ill-natured.
Where does vitriolism come from?
From vitriol (“sulfuric acid”) + -ism.

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