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Meaning of word bitter from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

bitter   noun

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

Meaning : The taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth.

Synonyms : bitterness

वैद्यक में छः प्रकार के रसों में से एक।

कड़ुवा किसी को नहीं भाता है।
अमधुर, कटु, कटुक, कड़वा, कड़ुआ, कड़ुवा, कड़ू, तिक्त

വൈദ്യത്തിലെ ആറ് രസങ്ങളിൽ ഒന്ന്

കയ്പ് ആര്ക്കും ഇഷ്ടമല്ല
കടുപ്പ്, കയ്പ്, കശപ്പ്, തിക്തം

Meaning : The property of having a harsh unpleasant taste.

Synonyms : bitterness

bitter   adjective

Meaning : Marked by strong resentment or cynicism.

Example : An acrimonious dispute.
Bitter about the divorce.

Synonyms : acrimonious

Meaning : Very difficult to accept or bear.

Example : The bitter truth.
A bitter sorrow.

Meaning : Harsh or corrosive in tone.

Example : 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

Meaning : Expressive of severe grief or regret.

Example : Shed bitter tears.

Meaning : Proceeding from or exhibiting great hostility or animosity.

Example : A bitter struggle.
Bitter enemies.

Meaning : Causing a sharp and acrid taste experience.

Example : Quinine is bitter.

Meaning : Causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation. Used especially of cold.

Example : Bitter cold.
A biting wind.

Synonyms : biting

bitter   adverb

Meaning : Extremely and sharply.

Example : It was bitterly cold.
Bitter cold.

Synonyms : bitingly, bitterly, piercingly

bitter   verb

Meaning : Make bitter.