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bitterness
[ bit-er-nis ]
noun
- a harsh, acrid taste that is one of the four basic taste sensations; a taste that is not sour, sweet, or salty:
The beer’s initial flavor profile is a faint bitterness, with a lingering, slightly cloying sweetness.
- a feeling of pain or distress:
The bitter herbs at a Passover Seder are meant to remind us of the bitterness of slavery.
- a feeling of antagonism, hostility, or resentfulness:
There was no shortage of people expressing frustration and bitterness about the slow pace of the relief efforts.
Other 51Թ Forms
- ···ٱ·Ա noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of bitterness1
Example Sentences
The day after the loss, the Oriental Sports Daily did not mince its words: "When the taste of bitterness reaches its extreme, all that is left is numbness."
Saudi Arabia's intervention caused much bitterness, but changed golf dramatically.
“The bitterness of losing a final doesn’t go away until you actually win one, so that keeps us incredibly hungry.”
The Paris meeting also offers an opportunity for the UK and other European leaders to further mend relations after the bitterness of Brexit.
Beneath the gratitude for the government's intervention, however, lingers a quiet bitterness.
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