vitriolism
English edit
Etymology edit
vitriol (“sulfuric acid”) + -ism.
Noun edit
vitriolism (uncountable)
- The quality of being vitriolic; a tendency to be bitter and ill-natured.
- 1888, The Magazine of American History, volume 19, A.S. Barnes & Company, page 296:
- Even Mr. Adams restrained largely his irritability of temper and vitriolism of pen; but this patient submission was manifestly nearing an end.
- 2002, Anthony S. K. Shome, Malay Political Leadership, Taylor & Francis, →ISBN:
- He was certainly moved by the vitriolism of independence movements in the Indian sub-continent as he often talked passionately about Nehru.
- (rare) Synonym of vitriolage (“The act of vitriolizing someone; the act of committing an acid attack”)