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bitter
[ bit-er ]
adjective
- having a harsh, disagreeably acrid taste, like that of aspirin, quinine, wormwood, or aloes.
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- producing one of the four basic taste sensations; not sour, sweet, or salt.
- hard to bear; grievous; distressful:
a bitter sorrow.
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- causing pain; piercing; stinging:
a bitter chill.
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- characterized by intense antagonism or hostility:
bitter hatred.
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- hard to admit or accept:
a bitter lesson.
- resentful or cynical:
bitter words.
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noun
- that which is bitter; bitterness:
Learn to take the bitter with the sweet.
- British. a very dry ale having a strong taste of hops.
verb (used with object)
- to make bitter:
herbs employed to bitter vermouth.
adverb
a bitter cold night.
bitter
/ ˈɪə /
adjective
- having or denoting an unpalatable harsh taste, as the peel of an orange or coffee dregs Compare sour
- showing or caused by strong unrelenting hostility or resentment
he was still bitter about the divorce
- difficult or unpleasant to accept or admit
a bitter blow
- cutting; sarcastic
bitter words
- bitingly cold
a bitter night
adverb
- very; extremely (esp in the phrase bitter cold )
noun
- a thing that is bitter
- beer with a high hop content, with a slightly bitter taste
verb
- to make or become bitter
Derived Forms
- ˈٳٱԱ, noun
- ˈٳٱ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- ·ٱ· adjective
- ·ٱ· adverb
- ·ٱ·Ա noun
- ԴDz··ٱ adjective
- ···ٱ adjective
- over··ٱ· adverb
- ܲ··ٱ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of bitter1
Idioms and Phrases
- take the bitter with the sweet
Example Sentences
More than two decades of bitter conflict was over.
This will be a bitter loss for the Conservatives, who only months ago had a clear path to victory and will now need to figure out a way forward after a series of electoral defeats.
This will be a bitter loss for the Conservatives, who only months ago had a clear path to victory and will now need to figure out way forward after a series of electoral defeats.
"Brexit was a bitter divorce, but now I see you are dating again," I was told privately.
China will let scientists from six countries, including the US, examine the rocks it collected from the Moon - a scientific collaboration that comes as the two countries remain locked in a bitter trade war.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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