bitter meaning and definition

BITTER noun

Definition of bitter (noun)

1. English term for a dry sharp-tasting ale with strong flavor of hops (usually on draft)
2. the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth
   • synonyms: bitterness
3. the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste
   • synonyms: bitterness

BITTER verb

Definition of bitter (verb)

1. make bitter

BITTER adjective

Definition of bitter (adjective)

1. marked by strong resentment or cynicism
   • "an acrimonious dispute"; "bitter about the divorce"
   • synonyms: acrimonious
2. very difficult to accept or bear
   • "the bitter truth"; "a bitter sorrow"
3. harsh or corrosive in tone
   • "an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid comments"; "her acrid remarks make her many enemies"; "bitter words"; "blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"; "a sulfurous denunciation"; "a vitriolic critique"
   • synonyms: acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, virulent, vitriolic
4. expressive of severe grief or regret
   • "shed bitter tears"
5. proceeding from or exhibiting great hostility or animosity
   • "a bitter struggle"; "bitter enemies"
6. causing a sharp and acrid taste experienc
   • "quinine is bitter"
7. causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold
   • "bitter cold"; "a biting wind"
   • synonyms: biting

BITTER adverb

Definition of bitter (adverb)

1. extremely and sharply
   • "it was bitterly cold"; "bitter cold"
   • synonyms: bitingly, bitterly, piercingly