Word: Bitter
How to pronounce: ˈbɪtə
Adjective
Definitions:
1. Having a sharp, pungent taste or smell; not sweet.
Example sentences: "The raw berries have an intensely bitter flavor"
2. (of people or their feelings or behavior) angry, hurt, or resentful because of one's bad experiences or a sense of unjust treatment.
Example sentences: "I don't feel jealous or bitter"
3. (often used for emphasis) painful or unpleasant to accept or contemplate.
Example sentences: "Today's decision has come as a bitter blow"
4. (of wind, cold, or weather) intensely cold.
Example sentences: "A bitter wind blowing from the east"
Noun
Definitions:
1. Beer that is strongly flavored with hops and has a bitter taste.
Example sentences: "A pint of bitter"
2. Liquor that is flavored with the sharp pungent taste of plant extracts and is used as an additive in cocktails or as a medicinal substance to promote appetite or digestion.
Example sentences: "A dash of bitters"
Synonyms:
cruel
severe
brutal
oppressive
excruciating
poignant
hurtful
agonizing
painful
fierce
violent
rancorous
grim
bittersweet
bitters
unpalatable
sorrowful
doleful
rueful
plaintive
sorry
torturous
harrowing
anguished
aching
sharp
keen
hardened
embittered
heavy
woeful
lamentable
mournful
dolorous
hard
rugged
nasty
disagreeable
virulent
acrimonious
stinging
acerbic
acrid
vitriolic
harsh
acerb
shrewd
caustic
sour
bad
bleak
cold
grievous
nippy
freezing
frosty
icy
piercingly
bitingly
searing
sore
stiff
tough
rough
grieving
Antonyms:
sweet
lovely
Derivations:
bitterness
bittern
bitterish
bitterly
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Bitter in Other Languages...
Spanish: Amargo
German: Bitter
French: Amer
Italian: Amaro
Turkish: Acılı
