Bitter - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈbɪtər|  American pronunciation of the word bitter
Brit.  |ˈbɪtə|  British pronunciation of the word bitter

noun

- English term for a dry sharp-tasting ale with strong flavor of hops (usually on draft)
- the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth (syn: bitterness)
- the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste (syn: bitterness)

verb

- make bitter

adverb

- extremely and sharply (syn: bitterly)
it was bitterly cold
bitter cold

adjective

- marked by strong resentment or cynicism (syn: acrimonious)
bitter about the divorce
- very difficult to accept or bear
the bitter truth
a bitter sorrow
- harsh or corrosive in tone (syn: acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, virulent, vitriolic)
bitter words
- expressive of severe grief or regret
shed bitter tears
- proceeding from or exhibiting great hostility or animosity
a bitter struggle
bitter enemies
- causing a sharp and acrid taste experience
quinine is bitter
- causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold (syn: biting)
bitter cold

Extra examples

Cocoa beans have a bitter flavor.

The medicine had a bitter aftertaste.

We were struck by the bitter irony of the situation.

His betrayal had made her bitter.

She was still bitter toward her ex-husband.

He's the bitterest man I know.

The cocktail recipe called for a dash of bitters.

That which is bitter to endure may be sweet to remember.

It was bitter cold.

A pint of bitter, please.

I feel very bitter it.

If he failed, it would be a bitter disappointment to his parents.

His photo stirred up bitter memories.

She knew from bitter experience that it would be impossible to talk it over with Julian.

The couple are locked in a bitter battle for custody of the children.

Word forms

noun
singular: bitter
plural: bitters
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