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What (who) is bitter - definition
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Bitterness; Bitter (disambiguation); Bitter (album); Bitter (song)
Bitter
·vt To make bitter.
II. Bitter ·noun AA turn of the cable which is round the bitts.
III. Bitter ·vt Mournful; sad; distressing; painful; pitiable.
V. Bitter ·vt Causing pain or smart; piercing; painful; sharp; severe; as, a bitter cold day.
VI. Bitter ·vt Causing, or fitted to cause, pain or distress to the mind; calamitous; poignant.
VII. Bitter ·vt Characterized by sharpness, severity, or cruelty; harsh; stern; virulent; as, bitter reproach.
VIII. Bitter ·vt Having a peculiar, acrid, biting taste, like that of wormwood or an infusion of hops; as, a bitter medicine; bitter as aloes.
bitter
(bitterest, bitters)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
In a bitter argument or conflict, people argue very angrily or fight very fiercely.
...the scene of bitter fighting during the Second World War.
...a bitter attack on the Government's failure to support manufacturing...
ADJ
• bitterly
Any such thing would be bitterly opposed by most of the world's democracies.
...a bitterly fought football match.
ADV: usu ADV with v, also ADV adj
• bitterness
The rift within the organization reflects the growing bitterness of the dispute.
N-UNCOUNT
2.
If someone is bitter after a disappointing experience or after being treated unfairly, they continue to feel angry about it.
She is said to be very bitter about the way she was sacked...
His long life was marked by bitter personal and political memories.
ADJ
• bitterly
'And he sure didn't help us,' Grant said bitterly.
...the party bureaucrats who bitterly resented their loss of power.
ADV: usu ADV with v, also ADV adj
• bitterness
I still feel bitterness and anger towards the person who knocked me down.
N-UNCOUNT
3.
A bitter experience makes you feel very disappointed. You can also use bitter to emphasize feelings of disappointment.
I think the decision was a bitter blow from which he never quite recovered...
The statement was greeted with bitter disappointment by many of the other delegates.
ADJ: usu ADJ n
• bitterly
I was bitterly disappointed to have lost yet another race so near the finish.
ADV: ADV adj, ADV with v
4.
Bitter weather, or a bitter wind, is extremely cold.
Outside, a bitter east wind was accompanied by flurries of snow.
ADJ
• bitterly
It's been bitterly cold here in Moscow.
ADV: ADV adj
5.
A bitter taste is sharp, not sweet, and often slightly unpleasant.
The leaves taste rather bitter.
? sweet
ADJ
6.
Bitter is a kind of beer that is light brown in colour. (BRIT)
...a pint of bitter.
N-MASS
7.
If you say that you will continue doing something to the bitter end, especially something difficult or unpleasant, you are emphasizing that you will continue doing it until it is completely finished.
The guerrillas would fight to the bitter end, he said, in order to achieve their main goal.
PHRASE: PHR after v [emphasis]
8.
bitter
¦ adjective
1. having a sharp, pungent taste or smell; not sweet.
2. causing pain or unhappiness.
feeling or showing angry hurt or resentment.
(of a conflict) harsh and acrimonious.
3. (of wind or weather) intensely cold.
¦ noun
1. Brit. beer that is strongly flavoured with hops and has a bitter taste.
2. (bitters) [treated as sing.] alcohol flavoured with bitter plant extracts, used as an additive in cocktails.
Phrases
to the bitter end to the very end, in spite of difficulties.
Derivatives
bitterly adverb
bitterness noun
Origin
OE biter, of Gmc origin.
Examples of use of bitter
1. These are mild, bitter, best bitter, strong bitter, speciality and golden beer.
2. This town was bitter before bitter was fashionable.
3. "So you don‘t feel bitter towards her?" "Bitter?" The caravan shook again.
4. Bitter dispute Our correspondent says the ruling ends months of bitter dispute over the issue.
5. In fact, there is bitter rivalry between the two sides and bitter enmity between the two sides.