how to pronounce vitriol

/ˈvɪt.ɹi.əl/

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vitriol is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of vitriol in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… Venus oil of vitriol is the old …”

meanings of vitriol

verb:

To vitriolize.
To subject to bitter verbal abuse.
To dip in dilute sulphuric acid; to pickle.

noun:

Sulphuric acid and various metal sulphates.
Bitterly abusive language.

vitriol frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word vitriol occurs in english on average 0.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.