Definitions for bitterness
bit·ter·ness

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. resentment, bitterness, gall, rancor, rancournoun

   a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will

2. bitterness, acrimony, acerbity, jaundice, tartness, thorninessnoun

   a rough and bitter manner

3. bitter, bitternessnoun

   the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth

4. bitterness, bitternoun

   the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. bitternessnoun

   the quality of having a bitter taste

2. bitternessnoun

   the quality of feeling bitter; acrimony, resentment

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Bitternessnoun

   Etymology: from bitter.

   1. A bitter taste.

   The idea of whiteness, or bitterness, is in the mind, exactly answering that power which is in any body to produce it there. John Locke.

   2. Malice; grudge; hatred; implacability.

   The bitterness and animosity between the chief commanders was such, that a great part of the army was marched. Edward Hyde.

   3. Sharpness; severity of temper.

   His sorrows have so overwhelm’d his wits,
   Shall we be thus afflicted in his wreaks,
   His fits, his frenzy, and his bitterness? William Shakespeare, Tit. Andr.

   Pierpoint and Crew appeared now to have contracted more bitterness and sourness than formerly, and were more reserved towards the king’s commissioners. Edward Hyde, b. viii.

   4. Satire; piquancy; keenness of reproach.

   Some think their wits have been asleep, except they dart out somewhat piquant, and to the quick: men ought to find the difference between saltness and bitterness. Francis Bacon, Essay 33.

   5. Sorrow; vexation; affliction.

   There appears much joy in him, even so much, that joy could not shew itself modest enough, without a badge of bitterness. William Shakespeare, Much ado about Nothing.

   They shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn. Zech. xii. 10.

   Most pursue the pleasures, as they call them, of their natures, which begin in sin, are carried on with danger, and end in bitterness. William Wake, Preparation for Death.

   I oft, in bitterness of soul, deplor’d
   My absent daughter, and my dearer lord. Alexander Pope, Odyssey.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Bitternessnoun

   the quality or state of being bitter, sharp, or acrid, in either a literal or figurative sense; implacableness; resentfulness; severity; keenness of reproach or sarcasm; deep distress, grief, or vexation of mind

2. Bitternessnoun

   a state of extreme impiety or enmity to God

3. Bitternessnoun

   dangerous error, or schism, tending to draw persons to apostasy

Matched Categories

1. • Taste
   • Taste Property

How to pronounce bitterness?

1. Alex

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of bitterness in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of bitterness in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of bitterness in a Sentence

1. Mickey Mehta:

   Blessings and curses are energies and they hit the ones closest to the source. So remember you will be the first one to be hit as you bless or curse. Bless also those who are not your well wishers, let them be surprised, dissolve all your bitterness and get MickeyMized!

2. Jeremy Corbyn:

   Going to war creates a legacy of bitterness and problems, let us be a force for change in the world, a force for humanity in the world, a force for peace in the world, and a force that recognizes we can not go on like this, with grotesque levels of global inequality, grotesque threats to our environment all around the world, without the rich and powerful governments stepping up to the plate to make sure our world becomes safer and better -- and those people don't end up in poverty, in refugee camps, wasting their lives away.

3. Keira Knightley:

   I know for a fact the work is going to dry up, and people will get bored of me. That's not bitterness, just the truth.

4. Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling:

   Jenny replied to this with a bitterness which might have surprized a judicious person, who had observed the tranquillity with which she bore all the affronts to her chastity; but her patience was perhaps tired out, for this is a virtue which is very apt to be fatigued by exercise.

5. Chris Mack:

   I’m humble enough that if I’m not the right person, all good, man, just want the best for them. They’re great kids. I loved my time at Louisville. My kids love it here. And so, I harbor no bitterness. Life’s too short. I know in 2022 everybody wants to be a victim. Never live my life that way, at all.

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