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[ bit -er ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈbɪt ər / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adjective, bit·ter·er, bit·ter·est. having a harsh, disagreeably acrid taste, like that of aspirin, quinine, wormwood, or aloes.
producing one of the four basic taste sensations; not sour, sweet, or salt.
hard to bear; grievous; distressful: a bitter sorrow.
causing pain; piercing; stinging: a bitter chill.
characterized by intense antagonism or hostility: bitter hatred.
hard to admit or accept: a bitter lesson.
resentful or cynical: bitter words.
SEE MORE SEE LESS 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 extremely; very; exceedingly: a bitter cold night.
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Origin of bitter First recorded before 1000; Middle English, Old English biter; cognate with German bitter, Old Norse bitr, Gothic baitrs; akin to bite
SYNONYMS FOR bitter 1 acrid, unpalatable, distasteful.
3 distressing, poignant, painful.
4 biting, nipping.
5 fierce, cruel, ruthless, relentless.
7 acrimonious, caustic, biting, sardonic, scornful.
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OTHER WORDS FROM bitter bit·ter·ish, adjective bit·ter·ly, adverb bit·ter·ness, noun non·bit·ter, adjective
o·ver·bit·ter, adjective over·bit·ter·ly, adverb un·bit·ter, adjective
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WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH bitter bidder, bitter Words nearby bitter bitstock, bitstream, bitsy, bitt, bitten, bitter , bitter apple, bitterbark, bitterbrush, bittercress, bitter end
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Example sentences from the Web for bitter There was a collective gasp at both the four-letter word and the bitter sentiment it carried.
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She moaned and wept and refused all comfort, until one night she closed her eyes on the world which had been so harsh and bitter .
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He was a man of good judgment, strong in his likes and dislikes, and bitter in his resentments.
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British Dictionary definitions for bitter adjective having or denoting an unpalatable harsh taste, as the peel of an orange or coffee dregs Compare sour (def. 1)
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
SEE MORE SEE LESS adverb very; extremely (esp in the phrase bitter cold )
noun a thing that is bitter
British beer with a high hop content, with a slightly bitter taste
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Derived forms of bitter bitterly , adverb bitterness , noun Word Origin for bitter Old English biter ; related to bītan to bite
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Idioms and Phrases with bitter In addition to the idioms beginning with bitter
bitter end bitter pill to swallow also see:
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