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Bitter Losing Job Unpleasant Adjective Bre ˈbɪtə(R ˈbɪtər

Word bitter
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic BrE / ˈbɪtə(r) / NAmE / ˈbɪtər /
Example
  • a long and bitter dispute
  • she is very bitter about losing her job.
  • to weep/shed bitter tears
  • losing the match was a bitter disappointment for the team.
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bitter

(adjective)BrE / ˈbɪtə(r) / NAmE / ˈbɪtər /
  1. very serious and unpleasant, with a lot of anger and hatred involved
    • a long and bitter dispute
  2. feeling angry and unhappy because you feel that you have been treated unfairly
    • She is very bitter about losing her job.
  3. making you feel very unhappy; caused by great unhappiness
    • to weep/shed bitter tears
    • Losing the match was a bitter disappointment for the team.
    • I've learnt from bitter experience not to trust what he says.
  4. having a strong, unpleasant taste; not sweet
    • compare sweet
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/sweet_1
    • Black coffee leaves a bitter taste in the mouth.
    • the pungent smell of burning rubber
    • Too much pulp produces a sour wine.
    • acrid smoke from burning tyres
    • The cheese has a distinctively sharp taste.
  5. extremely cold and unpleasant
    • bitter cold
    • a bitter wind
    • It's really bitter out today.
  6. a fact or an event that is unpleasant and difficult to accept
    • The election defeat was a bitter pill for the party to swallow.
  7. continuing until you have done everything you can, or until something is completely finished, despite difficulties and problems
    • They were prepared to fight to the bitter end for their rights.

    Extra Examples

    • I felt very bitter towards them.
    • Loving relationships can turn bitter.
    • She still seems bitter about it.
    • The divorce had left her bitter.
    • The drink tasted bitter.
    • The weather turned bitter.
    • He is very bitter about losing his job.
    • It’s really bitter out today.
    • She bit her lip hard to stop the rush of bitter words.
    • She stepped out into a bitter wind.
    • The whole sorry affair had left a bitter taste in her mouth.
    • They are locked in a bitter custody battle over their three children.
    • They had no protection against the bitter cold.
    • This plant is ignored by livestock because of the bitter taste.
    • bitter coffee/chocolate

    Word Origin

    • Old English biter, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German bitter, and probably to bite.
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