"vitriolism" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From vitriol (“sulfuric acid”) + -ism. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|vitriol|-ism|t1=sulfuric acid}} vitriol (“sulfuric acid”) + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} vitriolism (uncountable)
  1. The quality of being vitriolic; a tendency to be bitter and ill-natured. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-vitriolism-en-noun-NuLnMhpd
  2. (rare) Synonym of vitriolage (“The act of vitriolizing someone; the act of committing an acid attack”) Tags: rare, uncountable Synonyms: vitriolage [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-vitriolism-en-noun-nNFP7wlm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ism, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 71 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 37 63 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 85
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