bitter in English

adjective

1

having a sharp, pungent taste or smell; not sweet.

the raw berries have an intensely bitter flavor

synonyms: sharp, acid, acidic, acrid, tart, sour, biting, unsweetened, vinegary, acerbic

2

(of people or their feelings or behavior) angry, hurt, or resentful because of one's bad experiences or a sense of unjust treatment.

I don't feel jealous or bitter

synonyms: resentful, embittered, aggrieved, begrudging, rancorous, spiteful, jaundiced, ill-disposed, sullen, sour, churlish, morose, petulant, peevish, with a chip on one's shoulder

3

(often used for emphasis) painful or unpleasant to accept or contemplate.

today's decision has come as a bitter blow

synonyms: painful, unpleasant, disagreeable, nasty, cruel, awful, distressing, upsetting, harrowing, heartbreaking, heart-rending, agonizing, traumatic, tragic, chilling, grievous

4

(of wind, cold, or weather) intensely cold.

a bitter wind blowing from the east

synonyms: freezing, icy, arctic, glacial, biting, piercing, penetrating, raw, wintry

noun

1

beer that is strongly flavored with hops and has a bitter taste.

Lager and bitter are different types of beer, commercially more different than red and white wine, but perhaps not as different as whisky and gin.

2

liquor that is flavored with the sharp pungent taste of plant extracts and is used as an additive in cocktails or as a medicinal substance to promote appetite or digestion.

I went with the waiter-recommended champagne cocktail with orange bitters .

adjective

sharp, acid, acidic, acrid, tart, sour, biting, unsweetened, vinegary, acerbic
resentful, embittered, aggrieved, begrudging, rancorous, spiteful, jaundiced, ill-disposed, sullen, sour, churlish, morose, petulant, peevish, with a chip on one's shoulder
painful, unpleasant, disagreeable, nasty, cruel, awful, distressing, upsetting, harrowing, heartbreaking, heart-rending, agonizing, traumatic, tragic, chilling, grievous
freezing, icy, arctic, glacial, biting, piercing, penetrating, raw, wintry
acrimonious, virulent, angry, rancorous, spiteful, vicious, vitriolic, savage, ferocious, hate-filled, venomous, poisonous, acrid, nasty, ill-natured
acerbic, blistering, acrid, virulent, sulphurous, vitriolic, acerb, sulfurous, acid, caustic
acrimonious
biting

noun

bitterness
bitterness

adverb

piercingly
piercingly, bitterly, bitingly

Use "bitter" in a sentence

1. Bitter ender synonyms, Bitter ender pronunciation, Bitter ender translation, English dictionary definition of Bitter ender

2. Bitter, more bitter, most bitter rather than Bitterer or bitterest

3. Bitterest meaning Superlative form of bitter: most bitter most bitter.

4. As adjectives the difference between bitter and Bitterest is that bitter is having an acrid taste (usually from a basic substance) while Bitterest is (bitter) most bitter

5. bitter (comparative Bitterer or more bitter, superlative bitterest or most bitter) Having an acrid taste (usually from a basic substance)

6. Bitter almond — (Mill.)

7. * A bitter divorce.

8. You sound bitter.

9. Reaping Bitter Fruit

10. It tastes both sweet and bitter (Amaretto means in Italian “little bitter”)

11. The pill tastes bitter.

12. 'Bitter' and 'tears' collocate.

13. Almonds, sweet and bitter

14. The medicine tastes bitter.

15. Adjective: bitter (Bitterer,bitterest) bi-tu(r) Marked by strong resentment or cynicism "bitter about the divorce"; - acrimonious ; Very difficult to accept or bear "the bitter truth"; "a bitter sorrow" Harsh or corrosive in tone "bitter words";

16. Bitter chocolate see thesaurus at taste 5 COLD DN COLD unpleasantly cold → Bitterly a Bitter wind the Bitter cold of the Midwestern winters 6 → to the Bitter end 7 → a Bitter pill (to swallow) — Bitterness noun [uncountable] COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 3: a Bitter argument, battle etc is one in which people oppose or criticize each other

17. They grew bitter and resentful.

18. · sweet; bitter almonds are excluded;

19. A good medicine tasks bitter.

20. She felt bitter and disillusioned.

21. Bitter almond — Prunus dulcis (Mill.)

22. Almonds, sweet and bitter: 15 %

23. Bitter Melon (also known as Bitter gourd, Bitter squash and balsam-pear) is a sour squash that is a great addition to stir fries and soups

24. piercingly, bitterly, Bitingly, bitter (adverb)

25. Applications Alcotate, bitter taste additives

26. A good medicine tastes bitter.

27. So bitter about our divorce.

28. 'Bitter' and 'tears' are collocates.

29. Poverty can make life very bitter.

30. Failure left her bitter and twisted.

31. 8 A good medicine tastes bitter.

32. 13 Two halves of bitter, please.

33. The tone was bitter and accusatory.

34. Let's fight to the bitter end.

35. I stayed to the bitter end.

36. A Bitter pill to swallow+a can of worms+a hard / tough nut+ a pint of Bitter a time of heady prosperity, Bitter partisanship, cultural frivolity and excess and

37. Bitter and blithe, blitzed and Beknived

38. Acerbity - a rough and bitter manner

39. " Rooster tails have a bitter end.

40. The girl bitter and astringent smiled.

41. 11 Having an unappealing, bitter flavor.

42. However, a bitter disappointment awaited me.

43. 1 A good medicine tasks bitter.

44. Wrap up warmly - it's bitter outside.

45. They fought to the bitter end.

46. Antagonized: to implant bitter feelings in

47. Beware the Bitter Fruits of Apostasy

48. She quavered out her bitter experience.

49. The ensuing argument had been bitter.

50. What to Do with Bitter Cucumbers