Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state or quality of being bitter, in any of the senses of that word.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The quality or state of being bitter, sharp, or acrid, in either a literal or figurative sense; implacableness; resentfulness; severity; keenness of reproach or sarcasm; deep distress, grief, or vexation of mind.
- noun A state of extreme impiety or enmity to God.
- noun Dangerous error, or schism, tending to draw persons to apostasy.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun the quality of having a
bitter taste - noun the quality of
feeling bitter;acrimony ,resentment
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
- noun the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste
- noun a rough and bitter manner
- noun the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth
Etymologies
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Examples
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And as my bitterness began with you, in the end the bitterness is all that is left.
Lily Roberta Lawson 2010
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He later learned that when cooked with the peel, the bitterness is avoided.
IRAQI PICADILLO 2006
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It was horrible, no doubt, but I didn't wallow in bitterness, blame or victimhood.
Kelly Valen: An Invitation to True Sisterhood Kelly Valen 2010
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My days in the forest drains all the bitterness from the grind and restores the soul of the hunter gatherer.
Why do you hunt? 2009
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And bitterness is just such a wasted time and emotion.
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It was horrible, no doubt, but I didn't wallow in bitterness, blame or victimhood.
Kelly Valen: An Invitation to True Sisterhood Kelly Valen 2010
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My days in the forest drains all the bitterness from the grind and restores the soul of the hunter gatherer.
Why do you hunt? 2009
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So White Fang could only eat his heart in bitterness and develop a hatred and malice commensurate with the ferocity and indomitability of his nature.
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Diane your bitterness is showing and it is not attractive.
Kris Allen song snippets: Let's rank 'em from best to not-so-best! | EW.com 2009
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It was horrible, no doubt, but I didn't wallow in bitterness, blame or victimhood.
Kelly Valen: An Invitation to True Sisterhood Kelly Valen 2010
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