bitter
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ˈbÉĒ
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tter
tər
tēr
/ˈbÉĒtə/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "bitter"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āϤāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϤ, āϤ⧀āĻŦā§āϰ

having a strong taste that is unpleasant and not sweet
bitter definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He made a face at the bitter medicine, finding it difficult to swallow.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ“āώ⧁āϧ⧇āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻŽā§āĻ– āĻ•āϰāϞ⧇āύ, āĻāϟāĻž āĻ—āĻŋāϞāϤ⧇ āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāύ āĻŽāύ⧇ āĻšāϞāĨ¤
02

āϤāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϤ, āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻŦ⧇āώāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ

(of a person) refusing or unable to let go of anger or hatred toward others or past events
bitter definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Despite her talents, she remained bitter about the missed opportunities in her career.
āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻ­āĻž āϏāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ⧇āĻ“, āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻœā§€āĻŦāύ⧇ āĻšāĻžāϰāĻžāύ⧋ āϏ⧁āϝ⧋āĻ— āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϕ⧇ āϤāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϤ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āϤāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϤ, āĻ•ā§āώ⧁āĻŦā§āϧ

harshly reproachful or resentful
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
After the meeting, she made a bitter remark about the lack of support from her colleagues.
āĻŽāĻŋāϟāĻŋāĻ‚āϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇, āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻšāĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽā§€āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻžāĻ› āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āϏāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻĨāύ⧇āϰ āĻ…āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϕ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϤāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϤ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻŦā§āϝ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āϤāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϤ, āĻŦ⧇āĻĻāύāĻžāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ•

extremely hard to endure or accept, often causing deep emotional pain or resentment
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The betrayal by her closest friend left her with a bitter feeling that was hard to shake off.
āϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŦāĻšā§‡āϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāϛ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ⧁āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏāϘāĻžāϤāĻ•āϤāĻž āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϤāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ­ā§‚āϤāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āϝāĻž āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āωāĻ āĻž āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāύ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āϤāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϤ, āϤ⧀āĻ•ā§āĻˇā§āĻŖ

extremely cold, causing a sharp, painful sensation
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Even with gloves and a coat, the bitter wind cut through his layers.
āĻ—ā§āϞāĻžāĻ­āϏ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϕ⧋āϟ āĻĒāϰ⧇āĻ“, āϤāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϤ āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻžāϏ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ¸ā§āϤāϰāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāϕ⧇ āϕ⧇āĻŸā§‡ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
01

āϤāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϤāϤāĻž

the quality or characteristic of having a sharp, unpleasant taste that can be harsh or acrid
bitter definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The wine had a noticeable bitter that some people found off-putting.
āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāχāύ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϞāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖā§€āϝāĻŧ āϤāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϤāϤāĻž āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āϝāĻž āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ āϞ⧋āĻ•āϕ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāϰāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻ•āϰ āĻŦāϞ⧇ āĻŽāύ⧇ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āϤāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϤ āĻŦāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ

a type of beer with a prominent hoppy flavor and noticeable bitterness
bitter definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I ordered a bitter on tap, hoping for that classic, crisp taste.
āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāϟāĻžāϰ āĻŸā§āϝāĻžāĻĒ⧇ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĄāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋ, āϏ⧇āχ āĻ•ā§āϞāĻžāϏāĻŋāĻ•, āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϏāĻĒ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āφāĻļāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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āϤāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϤ, āĻŦāĻŋāϟāĻžāĻ°ā§āϏ

a strong, flavored alcoholic mix used in cocktails or as a tonic
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The bartender recommended adding a few drops of aromatic bitters to enhance the flavor of the Manhattan.
āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻŸā§‡āĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻžāϰ āĻŽā§āϝāĻžāύāĻšāĻžāϟāύ⧇āϰ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϤ⧇ āĻ•āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ• āĻĢā§‹āρāϟāĻž āϏ⧁āĻ—āĻ¨ā§āϧāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāϟāĻžāϰ āϝ⧋āĻ— āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻžāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻļ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
01

āϤāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϤāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to cause something to have a harsh or unpleasant flavor
Transitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Overcooking can bitter the taste of vegetables.
āĻ…āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϤ āϰāĻžāĻ¨ā§āύāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž āϏāĻŦāϜāĻŋāϰ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āϤāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āĨ¤

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

bitterish
bitterly
bitterness
bitter
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