bitter - Meaning in Bengali

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bitter - Meaning in Bengali

bitter Word Forms & Inflections

Definitions and Meaning of bitter in English

bitter adjective

1. marked by strong resentment or cynicism

   Synonyms

   acrimonious

   Examples

   • "an acrimonious dispute"
   • "bitter about the divorce"
2. proceeding from or exhibiting great hostility or animosity

   Examples

   • "a bitter struggle"
   • "bitter enemies"
3. expressive of severe grief or regret

   Example

   • "shed bitter tears"
4. causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold

   Synonyms

   biting

   Examples

   • "a biting wind"
   • "bitter cold"
5. harsh or corrosive in tone

   Synonyms

   acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, virulent, vitriolic

   Examples

   • "a barrage of acid comments"
   • "a sulfurous denunciation"
   • "a vitriolic critique"
   • "an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"
   • "bitter words"
   • "blistering criticism"
   • "caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"
   • "her acrid remarks make her many enemies"
6. causing a sharp and acrid taste experience

   Example

   • "quinine is bitter"
7. very difficult to accept or bear

   Examples

   • "a bitter sorrow"
   • "the bitter truth"

bitter abverb

1. extremely and sharply

   Synonyms

   bitingly, bitterly, piercingly

   Examples

   • "bitter cold"
   • "it was bitterly cold"

bitter noun

1. the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste

   Synonyms

   bitterness

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

   Synonyms

   bitterness

3. English term for a dry sharp-tasting ale with strong flavor of hops (usually on draft)

bitter verb

1. make bitter

Synonyms of bitter

• bitterness
• bitterness
• acrimonious
• biting
• acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, virulent, vitriolic
• bitingly, bitterly, piercingly

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