bitch and cunt share a recorded sense, so the question is not what they mean but which one fits. bitch means “an unpleasant difficulty”. cunt means “a person (usually but not necessarily a woman) who is thoroughly disliked”. bitch is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ˈbɪtʃ/
1.n.an unpleasant difficulty
“this problem is a real bitch”
2.n.a person (usually but not necessarily a woman) who is thoroughly disliked
“she said her son thought Hillary was a bitch”
3.n.informal terms for objecting
“I have a gripe about the service here”
/ˈkʌnt/
1.n.a person (usually but not necessarily a woman) who is thoroughly disliked
“she said her son thought Hillary was a bitch”
2.n.obscene terms for female genitals
| bitch | cunt | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈbɪtʃ/ | /ˈkʌnt/ |
| Said | bich | kuhnt |
| Syllables | 1 | 1 |
| Letters | 5 | 4 |
| Parts of speech | noun, verb | noun |
| Senses | 6 | 2 |
| How common | Core | Common |
| Synonyms | none recorded | bitch |
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