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say it: BIT-ur
bitter is an adjective, noun, verb and adverb meaning "marked by strong resentment or cynicism". It carries 12 recorded senses.
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
“an acrimonious dispute”
“bitter about the divorce”
harsh or corrosive in tone
“an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose”
“a barrage of acid comments”
“her acrid remarks make her many enemies”
“bitter words”
“blistering criticism”
“caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics”
“a sulfurous denunciation”
“a vitriolic critique”
proceeding from or exhibiting great hostility or animosity
“a bitter struggle”
“bitter enemies”
English term for a dry sharp-tasting ale with strong flavor of hops (usually on draft)
United Kingdom
the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth
the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste
make bitter
Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for bitter come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.