bitterness

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (countable, uncountable) The quality of having a bitter taste.
2. (countable, uncountable) The quality of feeling bitter; acrimony, resentment; the quality of exhibiting such feelings.
3. (countable, uncountable) The quality of eliciting a bitter, humiliating or harsh feeling.
4. (countable, uncountable) Harsh cold.

Sinonieme

resentment

bitter

acrimony

bitter taste

acerbity

sourness

rancor

gall

acridness

tartness

grudge

harshness

rancour

sorrow

pain

suffering

sharpness

sadness

acridity

anger

💢

grief

jaundice

distress

spite

thorniness

coolness

animosity

coldness

hatred

rigour

unhappiness

cold

🥶

chilliness

regret

glaciation

chill

gelidity

frostiness

frost

causticity

freeze

grievance

agony

misfortune

nip

exasperation

envy

enmity

iciness

acidity

Vertalings

amertume

amarezza

Bitterkeit

amargura

rancoeur

amargo

amargor

πίκρα

amargura

ressentiment

amargor

verbittering

âcreté

Verbitterung

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈbɪtənəs/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: bitternesse

Geërf van Old English: biternes

In summary

From Middle English bitternesse, biternesse, from Old English biternes (“bitterness; grief”), equivalent to bitter + -ness.