English noun: bitterness |
1. | bitterness (feeling) a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will |
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| Synonyms | gall, rancor, rancour, resentment |
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| Broader (hypernym) | enmity, hostility, ill will |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | enviousness, envy, grievance, grudge, heartburning, huffishness, score, sulkiness |
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2. | bitterness (attribute) a rough and bitter manner |
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| Synonyms | acerbity, acrimony, jaundice, tartness, thorniness |
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| Broader (hypernym) | disagreeableness |
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3. | bitterness (cognition) the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth |
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| Synonyms | bitter |
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| Broader (hypernym) | gustatory perception, gustatory sensation, taste, taste perception, taste sensation |
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4. | bitterness (attribute) the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste |
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| Synonyms | bitter |
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| Broader (hypernym) | taste property |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | acerbity, acridity, acridness |
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