Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vitriolage

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
vit-ri-o-lage
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of vitriolizing someone; the act of committing an acid attack.

Uncountable

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Etymology

Borrowed from French vitriolage. Analyzable as vitriol (“sulfuric acid”) + -age.

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What does vitriolage mean?
The act of vitriolizing someone; the act of committing an acid attack.
Where does vitriolage come from?
It is traced to French.

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