bitterness

noun

Definition of bitternessnext
1
as in hostility
a deep-seated ill will he still harbored an implacable bitterness against the company that had fired him

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2
as in bite
a harsh or sharp quality the bitterness of the coffee suggested that it had been reheated

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3
as in chill
an uncomfortable degree of coolness there's a bitterness in the air, so let's build a fire in the fireplace

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4
as in severity
biting sharpness of feeling or expression complained with great bitterness about the ill treatment he had always received

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bitterness
  1. hostility
  2. bite
  3. chill
  4. severity
  5. grudge
  6. edge
  7. anger
  8. hatred
Noun
  • For example, shrinking the size and scope of government is a goal which could help the country, but reducing or trimming government programs for almost any constituency would be fraught with hostility and political costs.
    Frank Lavin, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
  • Just more than 100 were released in late November 2023 during a pause in hostilities, in exchange for 240 Palestinian prisoners.
    Keir Simmons, NBC News, 15 Jan. 2025
Definition of hostility
Noun
  • Customers can get their first bites of the new steak garlic nacho fries Thursday, Jan. 16, at participating Taco Bell restaurants nationwide, according to the fast-food chain.
    Tanasia Kenney, Kansas City Star, 15 Jan. 2025
  • That approach means putting your phone down and resting your fork between bites.
    Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 14 Jan. 2025
Definition of bite
Noun
  • Below-normal temperatures linger through Wednesday with wind chills in as low as the single digits each morning.
    Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Pot up a warm welcome at your doorstep and keep the patio radiant all winter long with container plantings that thrive despite winter’s chill.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 11 Jan. 2025
Definition of chill
Noun
  • The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) noted a post-2020 increase in both the frequency and severity of such incidents, although specific links to alcohol consumption remain unclear.
    John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Each country is then assigned a 0-100 score on our Atrocities Scope and Scale Heuristic – providing a single metric for the breadth and severity of atrocities committed within a certain year.
    Collin J. Meisel, The Conversation, 13 Jan. 2025
Definition of severity
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  • This one is steamy, full of pining and regret over past mistakes, made even more angsty because the two come from sports dynasty families with long-standing grudges.
    Ellie K. Wilde, People.com, 11 Jan. 2025
  • In those years, Machinists’ wages had not kept up with the massive jump in cost of living in the region, and the workforce still held a grudge after Boeing twice threatened to take production to its nonunion factory in South Carolina, resulting in a vote to end the Machinists’ pension plan.
    Tribune News Service, Boston Herald, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of grudge
Noun
  • Now more people live at the flammable edges of wildlands, making places that are primed to burn into de facto suburbs.
    Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Security protocols embedded within each network node allow for immediate threat identification and isolation, while machine learning algorithms at the edge continuously monitor and adapt to new threats.
    Rafael Umann, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of edge
Noun
  • At the same time, stay calm and don’t rise to meet their anger with your anger.
    Jenny McCoy, Glamour, 10 Jan. 2025
  • And last year, employee anger over losing their pensions was at the heart of negotiations between Boeing and its machinist workers.
    Dan Doonan, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of anger
Noun
  • To understand why Germans at different levels of society backed Hitler, scholars often cite people’s deep commitment to Nazi ideology; the hatred of Jews, homosexuals, Romani, or Communists; or sheer psychopathic sadism.
    Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Platforms originally designed to connect people and foster communities are being weaponized to spread hatred and violence.
    Emil Sayegh, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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Thesaurus Entries Near bitterness

bitterly

bitterness

bit the dust

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