bitter

Betekenis (Engels)

Adj

1. Having an acrid taste (usually from a basic substance).
2. Harsh, piercing, acerbic or stinging.
3. Hateful or hostile.
4. Cynical and resentful.

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A liquid or powder, made from bitter herbs, used in mixed drinks or as a tonic.
2. (countable, uncountable) A type of beer heavily flavored with hops.
3. (countable, uncountable) A turn of a cable about the bitts.

Verb

To make bitter.

Noun

A hardware system whose architecture is based around units of the specified number of bits (binary digits).

Concepten

bitter

scherp

verbitterd

guur

schel

bijtend

doordringend

fel

schril

snerpend

zuur

snijdend

gebelgd

😠

hatelijk

vlijmend

gepikeerd

Synoniemen

sour

painful

acrid

sharp

bitterness

acrimonious

acerbic

caustic

salty

acid

acerb

astringent

virulent

tart

brackish

blistering

biting

bitter taste

keen

unpleasant

harsh

rancorous

bad tasting

tough

vitriolic

embittered

spicy

severe

bitterly

bitingly

sharp-tasting

piercingly

poignant

resentful

hard

grave

🪦

sulfurous

sorrowful

sore

frosty

sulphurous

acute

difficult

sarcasm

scathing

slightly bitter

pungent

poisonous

dire

rancid

Vertalingen

amer

amargo

bitter

amaro

amargo

agrio

aspro

πικρός

amarg

âpre

amarus

ácido

acido

acerbus

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈbɪtə(ɹ)/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: bitter

Overgenomen van Oudengels: bitter

Verwant aan Saterfries: bitter

Verwant aan Fries: bitter

Verwant aan Nedersaksisch: bitter

Verwant aan Nederlands: bitter

Verwant aan Duits: bitter

Verwant aan Zweeds: bitter

Verwant aan IJslands: bitur

In summary

From Middle English bitter, bittre, from Old English bitter, biter (“bitter”), from Proto-West Germanic *bitr, from Proto-Germanic *bitraz (“bitter”), equivalent to bite + -er (agent noun suffix) used attributively. Cognate with Saterland Frisian bitter, West Frisian bitter, Low German bitter, Dutch bitter, German bitter, Swedish bitter, Icelandic bitur (all meaning “bitter”).

Zinnen

I'm going to become bitter and distrustful of people because one person betrayed me .

Ik word bitter en wantrouwend voor mensen omdat een persoon me heeft verraden.