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ALL meanings of bitter

bit·ter
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  • adjective bitter In a bitter argument or conflict, people argue very angrily or fight very fiercely. 3
  • adjective bitter If someone is bitter after a disappointing experience or after being treated unfairly, they continue to feel angry about it. 3
  • adjective bitter A bitter experience makes you feel very disappointed. You can also use bitter to emphasize feelings of disappointment. 3
  • adjective bitter Bitter weather, or a bitter wind, is extremely cold. 3
  • adjective bitter A bitter taste is sharp, not sweet, and often slightly unpleasant. 3
  • variable noun bitter Bitter is a kind of beer that is light brown in colour. 3
  • adjective bitter having or denoting an unpalatable harsh taste, as the peel of an orange or coffee dregs 3
  • adjective bitter showing or caused by strong unrelenting hostility or resentment 3
  • adjective bitter difficult or unpleasant to accept or admit 3
  • adjective bitter cutting; sarcastic 3
  • adjective bitter bitingly cold 3
  • adverb bitter very; extremely (esp in the phrase bitter cold) 3
  • noun bitter a thing that is bitter 3
  • noun bitter beer with a high hop content, with a slightly bitter taste 3
  • verb bitter to make or become bitter 3
  • adjective bitter designating or having a sharp, often unpleasant taste; acrid, as quinine or peach stones 3
  • adjective bitter causing or showing sorrow, discomfort, or pain; grievous 3
  • adjective bitter sharp and disagreeable; harsh; severe; piercing 3
  • adjective bitter characterized by strong feelings of hatred, resentment, cynicism, etc. 3
  • adverb bitter in a way that is bitter; bitterly 3
  • adverb bitter extremely 3
  • noun bitter a bitter quality or thing 3
  • noun bitter bitter, strongly hopped ale 3
  • adjective bitter having a harsh, disagreeably acrid taste, like that of aspirin, quinine, wormwood, or aloes. 1
  • adjective bitter producing one of the four basic taste sensations; not sour, sweet, or salt. 1
  • adjective bitter hard to bear; grievous; distressful: a bitter sorrow. 1
  • adjective bitter causing pain; piercing; stinging: a bitter chill. 1
  • adjective bitter characterized by intense antagonism or hostility: bitter hatred. 1
  • adjective bitter hard to admit or accept: a bitter lesson. 1
  • adjective bitter resentful or cynical: bitter words. 1
  • noun bitter that which is bitter; bitterness: Learn to take the bitter with the sweet. 1
  • noun bitter British. a very dry ale having a strong taste of hops. 1
  • verb with object bitter to make bitter: herbs employed to bitter vermouth. 1
  • adverb bitter extremely; very; exceedingly: a bitter cold night. 1
  • adjective bitter flavour: sharp 1
  • adjective bitter person: resentful 1
  • adjective bitter hard to accept 1
  • adjective bitter piercing, harsh 1
  • adjective bitter intensely antagonistic 1
  • adverb bitter very, exceedingly, severely 1
  • abbreviation BITTER bitterness 1
  • noun bitter dark beer 1
  • noun,plural bitter alcoholic flavouring 1
  • transitive verb bitter give sth a bitter taste 1
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