vitriol
noun/ˈvɪtriəl/
Frequency rank: #14,835 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
bitter and cruel criticism or hatred expressed in words.
Example sentence
His speech was full of vitriol toward his political opponents.
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