bitterness

bitterness
Synonyms and related words:
absolute zero, acerbity, aching heart, acid, acidity, acidness, acidulousness, acridity, acridness, acrimony, agony, agony of mind, algidity, anguish, animosity, animus, antagonism, apologies, asperity, astringence, astringency, attrition, ayenbite of inwit, bad blood, bale, bile, bite, bitingness, bitter feeling, bitter pill, bitter resentment, bitterness, bitterness of spirit, bleakness, bleeding heart, briskness, broken heart, causticity, causticness, cheerlessness, chill, chilliness, choler, cold, coldness, comfortlessness, contriteness, contrition, cool, coolness, coolth, corrosiveness, crispness, crushing, cryogenics, cryology, cuttingness, decrease in temperature, depression, depth of misery, desolation, despair, discomfort, dismalness, distress, distressfulness, dreariness, edge, enmity, extremity, feud, fierceness, freezing point, freshness, frigidity, frostiness, gall, gall and wormwood, gelidity, gnashing of teeth, grief, grievousness, grip, hard feelings, harshness, hatred, heartache, heartburning, heavy heart, hostility, iciness, ill blood, ill feeling, ill will, incisiveness, inclemency, infelicity, intense cold, joylessness, keenness, lamentability, lamentation, low temperature, melancholia, melancholy, misery, mordacity, mordancy, mournfulness, nip, nippiness, pain, painfulness, pathos, piercingness, piquancy, pitiability, pitiableness, pitifulness, poignancy, point, prostration, pungency, rancor, rankling, rawness, regret, regretfulness, regrets, regrettableness, regretting, remorse, remorse of conscience, remorsefulness, repining, resentment, rigor, roughness, sadness, severity, shame, shamefacedness, shamefastness, shamefulness, sharp air, sharpness, slow burn, soreness, sorriness, sorrow, sorrowfulness, sourness, spleen, stabbingness, sting, stridency, stringency, suicidal despair, tartness, teeth, trenchancy, vehemence, vendetta, venom, violence, virulence, vitriol, wistfulness, woe, woebegoneness, woefulness, wretchedness

Moby Thesaurus. . 1996.

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  • Bitterness — Bit ter*ness, n. [AS. biternys; biter better + nys = ness.] 1. 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • bitterness — O.E. biternys bitterness, grief; see BITTER (Cf. bitter) + NESS (Cf. ness). Figurative sense (of feelings, etc.) is attested earlier than literal sense (of taste), which will surprise no one who reads any amount of Anglo Saxon literature …   Etymology dictionary

  • bitterness — [n1] sourness acerbity, acidity, acridity, astringency, brackishness, brininess, piquancy, pungency, sharpness, tartness, vinegariness; concept 614 Ant. sweetness bitterness [n2] agony acrimoniousness, anguish, asperity, distress, grievousness,… …   New thesaurus

  • bitterness — index alienation (estrangement), feud, ill will, rancor, resentment, spite, umbrage Burton s Legal Thesaur …   Law dictionary

  • bitterness — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, deep, great, real ▪ lingering … OF BITTERNESS ▪ edge, hint …   Collocations dictionary

  • bitterness — n. 1) to feel bitterness 2) a touch of bitterness 3) bitterness about, over; towards * * * over towards a touch of bitterness to feel bitterness bitterness about …   Combinatory dictionary

  • bitterness — noun 1) the bitterness of the medicine Syn: sharpness, acidity, acridity, tartness, sourness, harshness; technical acerbity Ant: sweetness 2) there was no bitterness between them Syn: re …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • bitterness — noun 1) the bitterness of the medicine Syn: sharpness, acidity, tartness, sourness 2) there was no bitterness between them Syn: acrimony, hostility, anger, antipathy, antagonism, enmity …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • bitterness —    Awa awa, awa awaina, awa awahia, ko ana awa, nanahua.    ♦ Remove the bitterness, hulialana …   English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • bitterness — bitter ► ADJECTIVE 1) having a sharp, pungent taste or smell; not sweet. 2) causing pain or unhappiness. 3) feeling anger, hurt, and resentment. 4) (of a conflict) harsh and acrimonious. 5) (of wind or weather) intensely cold. ► NOUN 1) …   English terms dictionary

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