English-Thai Dictionary
bitter
ADJ ขม acetic tangy kom
bitter
ADJ ขมขื่น ขื่นขม ทุกข์ใจ ระทมใจ ชอกช้ำ ตรอมตรม embittered rancorous kom-khuen
bitter
ADJ หนาว จัด หนาว มาก freezing nao-jad
bitter-sweet
ADJ ซึ่ง นำมาซึ่ง ความสุข ผสม ความเศร้า sueng-nam-ma-sueng-khwam-suk-pha-som-khwam-sao
bitterly
ADV ที่ ขมขื่น ที่ ขื่นขม ใจ ที่ ขุ่นเคือง ใจ angrily sourly ti-khom-khuen
bitterly
ADV ที่ เสียดแทงใจ uncomfortably ti-siad thaeng-jai
bittern
N นก ยุโรปช นิดหนึ่ง ตระกูล Heron nok-yu-rob-cha-nid-nueng-tra-kun
bitterness
N ความขมขื่น ความ ชอกช้ำ ความ ตรอมตรม ความ ทุกข์ระทม khwam-kom-khuen
bitterness
N ความเคียดแค้น ความโกรธแค้น ความแค้น hatred resentment khwam-khiad-kaen
bitterroot
N พืชช นิดหนึ่ง มีด อก สีชมพู เมือง มอน ตา นา ใน อเมริกา
bitters
N ยาขม บำรุง
bittersweet
A ความ สุช ผสม ความเสียใจ พืชช นิดหนึ่ง มีผล สีแดง
bitterweed
N พืชช นิดหนึ่ง มีรส ขม
bitterwood
N พืชช นิดหนึ่ง quassia
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
BITTER
a. 1. Sharp, or biting to the taste; acrid; like wormwood.
2. Sharp; cruel; severe; as bitter enmity. James 3:14.
3. Sharp, as words, reproachful; sarcastic.
4. Sharp to the feeling; piercing; painful; that makes to smart; as a bitter cold day, or a bitter blast.
5. Painful to the mind; calamitous; poignant; as a bitter fate.
6. Afflicted; distressed.
The Egyptians made their lives bitter. Exodus 1:14.
7. Hurtful; very sinful.
Is is an evil and bitter thing. Jeremiah 2:19.
8. Mournful; distressing; expressive of misory; as a bitter complaint or lamentation. Job 23:2; Jeremiah 6:26; Jeremiah 31:15.
BITTER
n.A substance that is bitter. [See Bitter. ]
BITTER
n.[See Bitts. ] In marine language, a turn of the cable which is round the bitts. Bitter-end, that part of a cable which is abaft the bitts, and therefore within board, when the ship rides at anchor.
BITTER-GOURD
n.[bitter and gourd. ] A plant, a species of Cucumis, called Colocynthis, Colocynth, Coloquintada. The fruit is of the gourd kind, having a shell inclosing a bitter pulp, which is a very drastic purgative. It is brought from the Levant, and is the bitter apple of the shops.
BITTERISH
a.Somewhat bitter; bitter in a moderate degree.
BITTERISHNESS
n.The quality of being moderately bitter.
BITTERLY
adv. With a bitter taste. 1. In a severe manner; in a manner expressing poignant grief; as, to weep bitterly.
2. In a manner severely reproachful; sharply; severely; angrily; as, to censure bitterly.
BITTERN
n.A fowl of the grallic order, the Ardea stellaris, a native of Europe. This fowl has long legs and neck, and stalks among reeds and sedge, feeding upon fish. It makes a singular noise, called by Dryden bumping, and by Goldsmith booming.
BITTERN
n.[from bitter. ] In salt works, the brine remaining after the salt is concreted. This being laded off, and the salt taken out of the pan, is returned, and being again boiled, yields more salt. It is used in the preparation of Epsom salt, the sulphate of magnesia, and of Glauber's salt, the sulphate of soda.
BITTERNESS
n.[from bitter. ] A bitter taste; or rather a quality in things which excites a biting disagreeable sensation in the tongue. 1. In a figurative sense, extreme enmity, grudge, hatred; or rather an excessive degree or implacableness of passions and emotions; as the bitterness of anger. Ephesians 4:31.
2. Sharpness; severity of temper.
3. Keenness of reproach; piquancy; biting sarcasm.
4. Keen sorrow; painful affliction; vexation; deep distress of mind.
Hannah was in bitterness of soul. 1 Samuel 1:1 ; Job 7:11.
In the gall of bitterness, in a state of extreme impiety or enmity to God. Acts 8:23.
Root of bitterness, a dangerous error, or schism, tending to draw persons to apostasy. Hebrews 12:15.
BITTERS
n.A liquor in which bitter herbs or roots are steeped; generally a spirituous liquor, the bitter cause of intemperance, of disease, and of premature death!
BITTER-SALT
n.Epsom salt.
BITTER-SPAR
n.Rhombspar, a mineral that crystallizes in rhomboids. It is the crystallized variety of magnesian limestone.
BITTER-SWEET
n.[bitter and sweet. ] A species of Solanum, a slender climbing plant, whose root, when chewed, produces first a bitter, then a sweet taste.
BITTERVETCH
n.[bitter and vetch. ] A species of Ervum, or lentil, cultivated for fodder. 1. A genus of plants, known by the generic name Orobus, remarkable for their beautiful papilionaceous flowers. The tubercles of one species are in great esteem among the Highlanders of Scotland, who chew them, when dry, to give a better relish to their liquors.
BITTER-WORT
n.[bitter and wort. ] The plant called gentian, Gentiana, which has a remarkable bitter taste.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
BITTER
Bit "ter, n. Etym: [See Bitts. ] (Naut. )
Defn: AA turn of the cable which is round the bitts. Bitter end, that part of a cable which is abaft the bitts, and so within board, when the ship rides at anchor.
BITTER
Bit "ter, a. Etym: [AS. biter; akin to Goth. baitrs, Icel. bitr, Dan. ,Sw. , D., & G. bitter, OS. bittar, fr. root of E. bite. See Bite, v. t.]
1. Having a peculiar, acrid, biting taste, like that of wormwood or an infusion of hops; as, a bitter medicine; bitter as aloes.
2. Causing pain or smart; piercing; painful; sharp; severe; as, a bitter cold day.
3. Causing, or fitted to cause, pain or distress to the mind; calamitous; poignant. It is an evil thing and bitter, that thou hast forsaken the Lord thy God. Jer. ii. 19.
4. Characterized by sharpness, severity, or cruelty; harsh; stern; virulent; as, bitter reproach. Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them. Col. iii. 19.
5. Mournful; sad; distressing; painful; pitiable. The Egyptians... made their lives bitter with hard bondage. Ex. i. 14. Bitter apple, Bitter cucumber, Bitter gourd. (Bot. ) See Colocynth. -- Bitter cress (Bot. ), a plant of the genus Cardamine, esp. C. amara. -- Bitter earth (Min. ), tale earth; calcined magnesia. -- Bitter principles (Chem. ), a class of substances, extracted from vegetable products, having strong bitter taste but with no sharply defined chemical characteristics. -- Bitter salt, Epsom salts; ; magnesium sulphate. -- Bitter vetch (Bot. ), a name given to two European leguminous herbs, Vicia Orobus and Ervum Ervilia. -- To the bitter end, to the last extremity, however calamitous.
Syn. -- Acrid; sharp; harsh; pungent; stinging; cutting; severe; acrimonious.
BITTER
BITTER Bit "ter, n.
Defn: Any substance that is bitter. See Bitters.
BITTER
BITTER Bit "ter, v. t.
Defn: To make bitter. Wolcott.
BITTERBUMP
BITTERBUMP Bit "ter *bump `, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: the butterbump or bittern.
BITTERFUL
BITTERFUL Bit "ter *ful, a.
Defn: Full of bitterness. [Obs. ]
BITTERING
BITTERING Bit "ter *ing, n.
Defn: A bitter compound used in adulterating beer; bittern.
BITTERISH
BITTERISH Bit "ter *ish, a.
Defn: Somewhat bitter. Goldsmith.
BITTERLING
Bit "ter *ling, n. Etym: [G.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A roachlike European fish (Rhodima amarus ).
BITTERLY
BITTERLY Bit "ter *ly, adv.
Defn: In a bitter manner.
BITTERN
Bit "tern, n. Etym: [OE. bitoure, betore, bitter, fr. F. butor; of unknown origin. ] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A wading bird of the genus Botaurus, allied to the herons, of various species.
Note: The common European bittern is Botaurus stellaris. It makes, during the brooding season, a noise called by Dryden bumping, and by Goldsmith booming. The American bittern is B. lentiginosus, and is also called stake-driver and meadow hen. See Stake-driver.
Note: The name is applied to other related birds, as the least bittern (Ardetta exilis ), and the sun bittern.
BITTERN
Bit "tern, n. Etym: [From Bitter, a.]
1. The brine which remains in salt works after the salt is concreted, having a bitter taste from the chloride of magnesium which it contains.
2. A very bitter compound of quassia, cocculus Indicus, etc. , used by fraudulent brewers in adulterating beer. Cooley.
BITTERNESS
Bit "ter *ness, n. Etym: [AS. biternys; biter better + -nys = -ness. ]
1. 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. The lip that curls with bitterness. Percival. I will complain in the bitterness of my soul. Job vii. 11.
2. A state of extreme impiety or enmity to God. Thou art in the gall of bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity. Acts viii. 23.
3. Dangerous error, or schism, tending to draw persons to apostasy. Looking diligently, ... lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you. Heb. xii. 15.
BITTERNUT
BITTERNUT Bit "ter *nut ", n. (Bot. )
Defn: The swamp hickory (Carya amara ). Its thin-shelled nuts are bitter.
BITTERROOT
BITTERROOT Bit "ter *root `, n. (Bot. )
Defn: A plant (Lewisia rediviva ) allied to the purslane, but with fleshy, farinaceous roots, growing in the mountains of Idaho, Montana, etc. It gives the name to the Bitter Root mountains and river. The Indians call both the plant and the river Spæt 'lum.
BITTERS
BITTERS Bit "ters, n. pl.
Defn: A liquor, generally spirituous in which a bitter herb, leaf, or root is steeped.
BITTER SPAR
BITTER SPAR Bit "ter spar ".
Defn: A common name of dolomite; -- so called because it contains magnesia, the soluble salts of which are bitter. See Dolomite.
BITTERSWEET
BITTERSWEET Bit "ter *sweet `, a.
Defn: Sweet and then bitter or bitter and then sweet; esp. sweet with a bitter after taste; hence (Fig. ), pleasant but painful.
BITTERSWEET
BITTERSWEET Bit "ter *sweet `, n.
1. Anything which is bittersweet.
2. A kind of apple so called. Gower.
3. (Bot. ) (a ) A climbing shrub, with oval coral-red berries (Solanum dulcamara ); woody nightshade. The whole plant is poisonous, and has a taste at first sweetish and then bitter. The branches are the officinal dulcamara. (b ) An American woody climber (Celastrus scandens ), whose yellow capsules open late in autumn, and disclose the red aril which covers the seeds; -- also called Roxbury waxwork.
BITTERWEED
BITTERWEED Bit "ter *weed `, n. (Bot. )
Defn: A species of Ambrosia (A. artemisiæfolia ); Roman worm wood. Gray.
BITTERWOOD
BITTERWOOD Bit "ter *wood `, n.
Defn: A West Indian tree (Picræna excelsa ) from the wood of which the bitter drug Jamaica quassia is obtained.
BITTERWORT
BITTERWORT Bit "ter *wort `, n. (Bot. )
Defn: The yellow gentian (Gentiana lutea ), which has a very bitter taste.
New American Oxford Dictionary
bitter
bit ter |ˈbitər ˈbɪdər | ▶adjective 1 having a sharp, pungent taste or smell; not sweet: the raw berries have an intensely bitter flavor. • (of chocolate ) dark and unsweetened. 2 (of people or their feelings or behavior ) angry, hurt, or resentful because of one's bad experiences or a sense of unjust treatment: I don't feel jealous or bitter. • (of a conflict, argument, or opponent ) full of anger and acrimony: a bitter, five-year legal battle. 3 (often used for emphasis ) painful or unpleasant to accept or contemplate: today's decision has come as a bitter blow . 4 (of wind, cold, or weather ) intensely cold: a bitter wind blowing from the east. ▶noun 1 Brit. beer that is strongly flavored with hops and has a bitter taste. 2 (bitters ) [ treated as sing. ] liquor that is flavored with the sharp pungent taste of plant extracts and is used as an additive in cocktails or as a medicinal substance to promote appetite or digestion. PHRASES to the bitter end used to say that one will continue doing something until it is finished, no matter what: the workers would fight to the bitter end for safer conditions. [perhaps associated with a nautical word bitter denoting the last part of a cable inboard of the bitts, perhaps influenced by the biblical phrase ‘her end is bitter as wormwood ’ (Prov. 5:4 ).]DERIVATIVES bit ter ly adverb ORIGIN Old English biter, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German bitter, and probably to bite .
bitter almond
bit ter al mond ▶noun see almond ( sense 2 of the noun ).
bitter aloes
bit ter al oes ▶noun see aloe.
bitter apple
bit ter ap ple ▶noun another term for colocynth.
bittercress
bit ter cress |ˈbitərˌkres ˈbɪdərkrɛs | ▶noun a plant with small white flowers that grows widely as a weed of temperate areas, esp. in damp soils. [Genus Cardamine, family Brassicaceae: several species, in particular the Pennsylvania bittercress (C. pensylvanica ) of North America. ]
bitter-ender
bit ter-end er ▶noun a person who holds out until the end no matter what.
bitter gourd
bit ter gourd ▶noun another term for bitter melon.
bitter greens
bit ter greens ▶plural noun mixed green leaves of a variety of salad vegetables with a bitter taste, such as kale, mustard, collard, endive, chicory, or spinach.
bitter lemon
bit ¦ter lemon ▶noun [ mass noun ] Brit. a carbonated semi-sweet soft drink flavoured with lemons.
bitterling
bit ¦ter |ling |ˈbɪtəlɪŋ | ▶noun a small brightly coloured freshwater fish of central Europe. The eggs are deposited inside a mussel, in which they are fertilized and the young eventually hatch. ●Rhodeus amarus, family Cyprinidae. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from German Bitterling, from bitter ‘bitter ’ (translating Latin amarus ) + -ling .
bitter melon
bit ter mel on ▶noun a warty, green-colored, unripe fruit of an annual tropical vine, used in Asian cooking and for its medicinal properties. Also called bitter gourd. • the widespread plant of the gourd family that produces this fruit. [Momordica charantia, family Cucurbitaceae. ]
bittern
bit tern 1 |ˈbitərn ˈbɪdərn | ▶noun a large marsh bird of the heron family, typically smaller than a heron, with brown streaked plumage. The larger kinds are noted for the deep booming call of the male in the breeding season. [Genera Botaurus and Ixobrychus, family Ardeidae: several species, esp. the American bittern (B. lentiginosus ) and the least bittern (I. exilis ).] ORIGIN late Middle English bitore, from Old French butor, based on Latin butio ‘bittern ’ + taurus ‘bull ’ (because of its call ). The - n was added in the 16th cent. , perhaps by association with hern, obsolete variant of heron .
bittern
bit tern 2 |ˈbɪdərn ˈbitərn |(also bitterns ) ▶noun a concentrated solution of various salts remaining after the crystallization of salt from seawater. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: probably from the adjective bitter .
bitterness
bit ter ness |ˈbitərnis | ▶noun 1 sharpness of taste; lack of sweetness: the lime juice imparts a slight bitterness. 2 anger and disappointment at being treated unfairly; resentment: he expressed bitterness over his dismissal without notice.
bitter orange
bit ter or ange ▶noun another term for Seville orange.
bitter pit
bit ¦ter pit ▶noun [ mass noun ] a disease of apples caused by calcium deficiency, characterized by sunken brown spots.
bitterroot
bit ter root |ˈbitərˌro͞ot, -ˌro͝ot ˈbɪdərˌrut | ▶noun a plant of the purslane family with showy pinkish-white flowers on short stems. Found throughout the rocky areas of western North America, it is particularly abundant in Montana, of which it is the state flower. [Lewisia rediviva, family Portulacaceae. ]
Bitterroot Range
Bit ter root Range part of the Rocky Mountains in western Montana and eastern Idaho.
bitter rot
bit ter rot ▶noun a disease of apples, characterized by sunken brown spots, caused by the fungus Glomerella cingulata.
bittersweet
bit ter sweet |ˈbitərˌswēt ˈbɪdərswit | ▶adjective (of food, drink, or flavor ) sweet with a bitter aftertaste. • arousing pleasure tinged with sadness or pain: the room, with all its bittersweet memories. ▶noun 1 another term for woody nightshade (see nightshade ). 2 (also climbing bittersweet ) a vinelike climbing plant that bears clusters of bright orange pods. [Genus Celastrus, family Celastraceae: several species, in particular C. scandens. ]
Oxford Dictionary
bitter
bit ¦ter |ˈbɪtə | ▶adjective 1 having a sharp, pungent taste or smell; not sweet: raw berries have an intensely bitter flavour. • (of chocolate ) dark and unsweetened. 2 feeling or showing anger, hurt, or resentment because of bad experiences or a sense of unjust treatment: I don't feel jealous or bitter | she wept bitter tears of self-reproach. • (of a conflict, argument, or opponent ) full of anger and acrimony: a bitter five-year legal battle. 3 painful or unpleasant to accept or contemplate: today's decision has come as a bitter blow | she knew from bitter experience how treacherous such feelings could be. 4 (of wind or weather ) intensely cold: a bitter February night. ▶noun 1 [ mass noun ] Brit. beer that is strongly flavoured with hops and has a bitter taste. 2 (bitters ) [ treated as sing. ] alcohol flavoured with bitter plant extracts, used as an additive in cocktails or as a medicinal substance to promote appetite or digestion. PHRASES to the bitter end used to indicate that one will continue doing something until it is finished, no matter what: the workers would fight to the bitter end . [perhaps associated with a nautical word bitter denoting the last part of a cable inboard of the bitts, perhaps influenced by the biblical phrase ‘her end is bitter as wormwood ’ (Prov. 5:4 ).]DERIVATIVES bitterly adverb ORIGIN Old English biter, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German bitter, and probably to bite .
bitter aloes
bit ¦ter aloes ▶noun see aloe.
bitter apple
bit ¦ter apple ▶noun another term for colocynth.
bittercress
bitter |cress ▶noun a plant with small white flowers, which grows widely as a temperate weed, especially in damp soils. ●Genus Cardamine, family Cruciferae: several species.
bitter-ender
bitter-ender ▶noun informal a person who holds out until the end, no matter what. • (in southern African history ) a Boer who refused to surrender towards the end of the Second Boer War.
bitter greens
bit ¦ter greens ▶plural noun N. Amer. mixed green leaves of a variety of salad vegetables with a bitter taste, such as endives, chicory, or spinach.
bitter lemon
bit ¦ter lemon ▶noun [ mass noun ] Brit. a carbonated semi-sweet soft drink flavoured with lemons.
bitterling
bit ¦ter |ling |ˈbɪtəlɪŋ | ▶noun a small brightly coloured freshwater fish of central Europe. The eggs are deposited inside a mussel, in which they are fertilized and the young eventually hatch. ●Rhodeus amarus, family Cyprinidae. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from German Bitterling, from bitter ‘bitter ’ (translating Latin amarus ) + -ling .
bitter melon
bit ter mel on ▶noun a warty, green-colored, unripe fruit of an annual tropical vine, used in Asian cooking and for its medicinal properties. Also called bitter gourd. • the widespread plant of the gourd family that produces this fruit. [Momordica charantia, family Cucurbitaceae. ]
bittern
bittern 1 |ˈbɪtən | ▶noun a large marshbird of the heron family, which is typically smaller than a heron, with brown streaked plumage. The larger kinds are noted for the deep booming call of the male in the breeding season. ●Genera Botaurus and Ixobrychus, family Ardeidae: several species, especially the Eurasian bittern (B. stellaris ) and the American bittern (B. lentiginosus ). ORIGIN late Middle English bitore, from Old French butor, based on Latin butio ‘bittern ’ + taurus ‘bull ’ (because of its call ). The - n was added in the 16th cent. , perhaps by association with hern, obsolete variant of heron .
bittern
bittern 2 |ˈbɪt (ə )n |(also bitterns ) ▶noun [ mass noun ] a concentrated solution of various salts remaining after the crystallization of salt from seawater. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: probably from the adjective bitter .
bitterness
bit ¦ter |ness |bɪtənəs | ▶noun 1 sharpness of taste; lack of sweetness: the lime juice imparts a slight bitterness. 2 anger and disappointment at being treated unfairly; resentment: he expressed bitterness over his dismissal without notice.
bitter orange
bit ¦ter or ¦ange ▶noun another term for Seville orange.
bitter pit
bit ¦ter pit ▶noun [ mass noun ] a disease of apples caused by calcium deficiency, characterized by sunken brown spots.
bitterroot
bit ter root |ˈbitərˌro͞ot, -ˌro͝ot ˈbɪdərˌrut | ▶noun a plant of the purslane family with showy pinkish-white flowers on short stems. Found throughout the rocky areas of western North America, it is particularly abundant in Montana, of which it is the state flower. [Lewisia rediviva, family Portulacaceae. ]
Bitterroot Range
Bit ter root Range part of the Rocky Mountains in western Montana and eastern Idaho.
bitter rot
bit ter rot ▶noun a disease of apples, characterized by sunken brown spots, caused by the fungus Glomerella cingulata.
bittersweet
bitter-sweet ▶adjective 1 (of food or drink ) sweet with a bitter aftertaste. 2 arousing pleasure tinged with sadness or pain: bittersweet memories of his time in London. ▶noun 1 another term for woody nightshade (see nightshade ). 2 a vine-like American climbing plant which bears clusters of bright orange pods. ●Genus Celastrus, family Celastraceae: several species. 3 (also bittersweet shell ) a widely distributed bivalve mollusc which has a pale rounded shell that is typically marked with wavy lines. ●Genus Glycymeris, family Glycymeridae.
bittersweet chocolate
bitter |sweet choc |olate ▶noun North American term for plain chocolate.
American Oxford Thesaurus
bitter
bitter adjective 1 a bitter aftertaste: sharp, acid, acidic, acrid, tart, sour, biting, unsweetened, vinegary; technical acerbic. ANTONYMS sweet. 2 a bitter woman: resentful, embittered, aggrieved, begrudging, rancorous, spiteful, jaundiced, ill-disposed, sullen, sour, churlish, morose, petulant, peevish, with a chip on one's shoulder. ANTONYMS magnanimous, content. 3 a bitter blow: painful, unpleasant, disagreeable, nasty, cruel, awful, distressing, upsetting, harrowing, heartbreaking, heart-rending, agonizing, traumatic, tragic, chilling; formal grievous. ANTONYMS welcome. 4 a bitter wind: freezing, icy, arctic, glacial; biting, piercing, penetrating, raw, wintry. ANTONYMS warm, balmy. 5 a bitter dispute: acrimonious, virulent, angry, rancorous, spiteful, vicious, vitriolic, savage, ferocious, hate-filled, venomous, poisonous, acrid, nasty, ill-natured. ANTONYMS amicable.
bitterness
bitterness noun 1 the bitterness of the medicine: sharpness, acidity, acridity, tartness, sourness, harshness; technical acerbity. ANTONYMS sweetness. 2 there was no bitterness between them: resentment, rancor, indignation, grudge, spite, sullenness, sourness, churlishness, moroseness, petulance, pique, peevishness; acrimony, hostility, malice, virulence, antipathy, antagonism, enmity, animus, friction, vitriol, hatred, loathing, venom, poison, nastiness, ill feeling, ill will, bad blood. ANTONYMS magnanimity, contentment, goodwill. 3 the bitterness of war: trauma, pain, agony, grief; unpleasantness, disagreeableness, nastiness; heartache, heartbreak, distress, desolation, despair, tragedy. ANTONYMS delight.
Oxford Thesaurus
bitter
bitter adjective 1 very bitter coffee: sharp, acid, acidic, pungent, acrid, tart, sour, biting, harsh, unsweetened, vinegary, acetous; N. Amer. acerb; archaic or technical acerbic. ANTONYMS sweet. 2 a bitter old woman: resentful, embittered, aggrieved, dissatisfied, disgruntled, discontented, grudge-bearing, grudging, begrudging, indignant, rancorous, splenetic, spiteful, jaundiced, ill-disposed, sullen, sour, churlish, morose, petulant, peevish, with a chip on one's shoulder. ANTONYMS magnanimous; content. 3 today's decision has come as a bitter blow: painful, unpleasant, disagreeable, nasty, cruel, awful, distressing, disquieting, disturbing, upsetting, harrowing, heartbreaking, heart-rending, agonizing, unhappy, miserable, wretched, sad, poignant, grievous, traumatic, tragic, chilling, mortifying, galling, vexatious; rare distressful. ANTONYMS welcome. 4 a bitter north wind: intensely cold, bitterly cold, freezing, icy, icy-cold, arctic, glacial, frosty, frigid, chilly; piercing, penetrating, biting, nipping, stinging, sharp, keen, raw, harsh, wintry; informal nippy; Brit. informal parky; literary chill. ANTONYMS warm, balmy. 5 a bitter row broke out: acrimonious, virulent, angry, rancorous, spiteful, vindictive, vicious, vitriolic, savage, hostile, ferocious, scathing, antagonistic, hate-filled, venomous, poisonous, acrid, bilious, nasty, ill-natured, malign, choleric. ANTONYMS amicable.
bitterness
bitterness noun 1 the bitterness of the medicine: sharpness, acidity, pungency, acridity, tartness, sourness, harshness, vinegariness, acerbity. ANTONYMS sweetness. 2 his bitterness against his parents grew: resentment, resentfulness, embitteredness, dissatisfaction, disgruntlement, discontent, grudge, pique, indignation, sourness, rancour, spite, sullenness, churlishness, moroseness, petulance, peevishness, spleen, acrimony. ANTONYMS magnanimity; contentment. 3 the bitterness of war: trauma, pain, painfulness, agony, grief; unpleasantness, disagreeableness, nastiness, awfulness; upset, heartache, heartbreak, unhappiness, misery, wretchedness, sorrow, sadness, distress, desolation, despair, desperation, poignancy, tragedy. ANTONYMS delight. 4 the bitterness of the wind: intense cold, bitter cold, iciness, frostiness, chilliness, chill; penetration, intensity, bite, nip, sting, sharpness, keenness, rawness, harshness, wintriness; Brit. informal parkiness. ANTONYMS warmth, balminess. 5 there was irreconcilable bitterness between strikers and strike-breakers: acrimony, hostility, antipathy, antagonism, enmity, animus, friction, virulence, anger, rancour, spite, spitefulness, vindictiveness, viciousness, vitriol, savagery, ferocity, hate, hatred, loathing, detestation, venom, poison, bile, nastiness, ill feeling, ill will, bad blood, malignity, malevolence; literary or archaic choler. ANTONYMS goodwill.
Duden Dictionary
bitter
bit ter Adjektiv |b i tter |mittelhochdeutsch bitter, althochdeutsch bittar, zu beißen und ursprünglich = beißend, scharf (von Geschmack )1 einen sehr herben (bis ins Unangenehme gehenden ) Geschmack aufweisend bittere Schokolade | die Marmelade hat einen leicht bitteren Beigeschmack | die Medizin ist sehr bitter 2 schmerzlich; als verletzend, kränkend empfunden eine bittere Enttäuschung | das ist bitter [für ihn ]3 a verbittert ein bitterer Zug um den Mund | die Enttäuschungen haben sie bitter gemacht b beißend, scharf bittere Ironie 4 a stark, groß, schwer bitteres Unrecht | eine bittere Kälte b intensivierend bei Verben sehr etwas bitter bereuen
bitter-
bit ter- Präfix emotional verstärkend |b i tter- |drückt in Bildungen mit Adjektiven eine Verstärkung aus sehr bitterschwer, bitterwenig
bitterarm
bit ter arm Adjektiv emotional verstärkend |b i tter a rm |sehr arm
bitterböse
bit ter bö se Adjektiv emotional verstärkend |b i tterb ö se |sehr böse
Bittere
Bit te re Substantiv, maskulin , der |B i ttere |der Bittere; Bitter [e ]n, Bitter [e ]n und Bitt |re, der Bittere; Genitiv: des Bitteren, Plural: die Bitteren bitterer Schnaps
Bitterer
Bit te rer substantiviertes Adjektiv, maskulin |B i tterer |der Bittere /ein Bitterer; des /eines Bitter [e ]n; die Bitter [e ]n /zwei Bittere bitter schmeckender Schnaps
bitterernst
bit ter ernst Adjektiv emotional verstärkend |b i tter e rnst |sehr, ganz ernst er meinte diese Worte bitterernst
bitterkalt
bit ter kalt Adjektiv emotional verstärkend |b i tterk a lt |sehr, unangenehm kalt; eiskalt ein bitterkalter Wind | draußen ist es bitterkalt
Bitterkeit
Bit ter keit Substantiv, feminin , die |B i tterkeit |die Bitterkeit; Genitiv: der Bitterkeit, Plural: die Bitterkeiten mittelhochdeutsch bitterkeit 1 seltener bitterer Geschmack 2 Verbitterung 2 3 Härte 2
Bitterklee
Bit ter klee Substantiv, maskulin , der |B i tterklee |
Bitter Lemon
Bit ter Le mon , Bit ter le mon Substantiv, Neutrum , das Bitterlemon |B i tter Lemon B i tterlemon - ˈlɛmən …lɛmən - ˈlɛmən …lɛmən |das Bitter Lemon; Genitiv: des Bitter Lemon [s ], Bitter Lemon das Bitterlemon; Genitiv: des Bitterlemon [s ], Plural: die Bitterlemon englisch, aus: bitter = bitter und lemon = Zitrone milchig-trüb aussehendes Getränk aus Zitronen- und Limettensaft mit geringem Chiningehalt
bitterlich
bit ter lich Adjektiv |b i tterlich |1 leicht bitter 1 ein bitterlicher Geschmack | etwas schmeckt ein wenig bitterlich 2 emotional sehr heftig bitterlich weinen, frieren
Bitterling
Bit ter ling Substantiv, maskulin , der |B i tterling |kleiner, karpfenähnlicher Fisch, dessen ungenießbares Fleisch bitter schmeckt
Bittermandel
Bit ter man del Substantiv, feminin , die |B i ttermandel |
Bittermandelöl
Bit ter man del öl Substantiv, Neutrum , das |B i ttermandelöl |blausäurehaltiges Öl, das aus den Kernen verschiedener Früchte (wie Aprikosen, Pflaumen ) gewonnen wird
Bitternis
Bit ter nis Substantiv, feminin gehoben , die |B i tternis |die Bitternis; Genitiv: der Bitternis, Plural: die Bitternisse 1 bitterer Geschmack 2 Bitterkeit 2 ; bitteres Gefühl; Leiden die Bitternisse, die das Schicksal uns bereitet hat
Bittersalz
Bit ter salz Substantiv, Neutrum , das |B i ttersalz |Magnesiumsulfat
Bitterstoff
Bit ter stoff Substantiv, maskulin , der |B i tterstoff |aus Pflanzen isolierbare, in der Lebensmittelindustrie verwendete chemische Verbindung, die bitter schmeckt
bittersüß
bit ter süß Adjektiv |b i tters ü ß |a bitter und süß zugleich riechend, schmeckend b emotional schmerzlich und schön zugleich bittersüße Erinnerungen
Bitterwasser
Bit ter was ser Substantiv, Neutrum , das |B i tterwasser |Plural Bitterwässer Mineralwasser mit Bittersalzen
Bitterwurz
Bit ter wurz Substantiv, feminin , die Bitterwurzel |B i tterwurz |Gelber Enzian
Bitterwurzel
Bit ter wur zel Substantiv, feminin , die Bitterwurz |B i tterwurzel |Gelber Enzian
Spanish Dictionary
bitter
bitter nombre masculino Bíter .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo del inglés bitter (nombre ) ‘tipo de licor amargo ’, derivado de bitter (adjetivo ) ‘amargo ’.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
bitter
bit ter /bɪ́tə r /〖語源は 「(鋭く )かみきるような 」〗(副 )bitterly 形容詞 more ～; most ～/～er /-rə r /; ～est /-rist /1 〈人が 〉 «…について » 腹を立てている , 悔しい , 苦々しい «about » ▸ She is [feels ] very bitter about losing [the loss of ] her job .彼女は職を失ってひどく悔しがっている 2 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗がっかりするような , つらい , 悔しい 〈思い出 別れなど 〉▸ learn from bitter experience 痛い目にあった経験から学ぶ ▸ shed bitter tears 悔し涙を流す 3 〈口論 争いなどが 〉敵意のある , 痛烈な, 激しい ▸ bitter criticism 酷評 4 〈味 薬などが 〉苦い (↔sweet )▸ This coffee tastes bitter .このコーヒーは苦い ▸ a bitter flavor 苦味 5 〈風などが 〉ひどく冷たい, いてつくような ▸ the bitter cold of Kyoto 京都の厳しい寒さ 名詞 1 U ｟英 ｠〖注文では 可算 〗ビター (ビール ) 〘苦味のきいた濃褐色のビール 〙.2 〖～s; 単複両扱い 〗ビターズ 〘カクテルに使われるリキュール 〙.3 〖the ～(s )〗つらさ, 苦しさ .t à ke the b í tter with the sw é et 酸 （す ）いも甘いも合わせ飲む ; 人生の苦楽を経験する .～̀ á pple 〘植 〙コロシントウリ .～̀ l é mon ｟英 ｠ビターレモン 〘炭酸飲料 〙.～̀ ó range 〘植 〙ダイダイ .～ness 名詞 U 敵意, 悔しさ ; 苦味 .
bitterly
bit ter ly /bɪ́tə r li /副詞 1 (不満で )激しく 〈(文句を )言うなど 〉; ひどく 〈失望するなど 〉; 苦々しく ▸ smile bitterly 苦笑する 2 身を切るほど 〈寒い 〉▸ bitterly cold days ひどく寒い日々
bittern
bit tern /bɪ́tə r n |bɪ́t (ə )n /名詞 1 C 〘鳥 〙サンカノゴイ 〘サギの一種 〙.2 U 〘化 〙にがり .
bittersweet
b ì tter sw é et 形容詞 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗1 ほろ苦い, 苦しくも楽しい 〈経験 思い出など 〉; つらさと心地よさの相まった 〈感情 詩など 〉.2 甘くて苦い 〈味 〉; 苦みの強い 〈チョコレート 〉.名詞 1 U ほろ苦さ, 苦しみの混じった楽しさ .2 C 〘植 〙ヒヨドリジョウゴ類のつる草 〘毒草 〙.
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