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English adjective: bitter | |||
| 1. | bitter marked by strong resentment or cynicism | ||
| Samples | An acrimonious dispute. Bitter about the divorce. | ||
| Synonyms | acrimonious | ||
| Similar | resentful | ||
| Antonyms | unresentful | ||
| 2. | bitter very difficult to accept or bear | ||
| Samples | The bitter truth. A bitter sorrow. | ||
| Similar | intolerable, unbearable, unendurable | ||
| Antonyms | tolerable | ||
| 3. | bitter harsh or corrosive in tone | ||
| Samples | An acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose. A barrage of acid comments. Her acrid remarks make her many enemies. Bitter words. Blistering criticism. Caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics. A sulfurous denunciation. A vitriolic critique. | ||
| Synonyms | acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, virulent, vitriolic | ||
| Similar | unpleasant | ||
| Antonyms | pleasant | ||
| 4. | bitter expressive of severe grief or regret | ||
| Samples | Shed bitter tears. | ||
| Similar | sorrowful | ||
| Antonyms | joyful | ||
| 5. | bitter proceeding from or exhibiting great hostility or animosity | ||
| Samples | A bitter struggle. Bitter enemies. | ||
| Similar | hostile | ||
| Antonyms | amicable | ||
| 6. | bitter causing a sharp and acrid taste experience | ||
| Samples | Quinine is bitter. | ||
| Similar | tasty | ||
| Antonyms | tasteless | ||
| 7. | bitter causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold | ||
| Samples | Bitter cold. A biting wind. | ||
| Synonyms | biting | ||
| Similar | painful | ||
| Antonyms | painless | ||
English noun: bitter | |||
| 1. | bitter (food) English term for a dry sharp-tasting ale with strong flavor of hops (usually on draft) | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | ale | ||
| Domain region | Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | ||
| 2. | bitter (cognition) the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth | ||
| Synonyms | bitterness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | gustatory perception, gustatory sensation, taste, taste perception, taste sensation | ||
| 3. | bitter (attribute) the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste | ||
| Synonyms | bitterness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | taste property | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | acerbity, acridity, acridness | ||
English adverb: bitter | |||
| 1. | bitter extremely and sharply | ||
| Samples | It was bitterly cold. Bitter cold. | ||
| Synonyms | bitingly, bitterly, piercingly | ||
English verb: bitter | |||
| 1. | bitter (perception) make bitter | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change taste | ||
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