Synonyms for bitterness
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : bit-er |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈbɪt ər |
Top 10 synonyms for bitterness Other synonyms for the word bitterness
Définition of bitterness
Origin :- Old English biternys "bitterness, grief;" see bitter + -ness. Figurative sense (of feelings, etc.) is attested earlier than literal sense (of taste), which will surprise no one who reads any amount of Anglo-Saxon literature.
- noun sourness
- noun agony
- Then, the bitterness of Garson's soul was revealed by the fierceness in his voice as he replied.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- Her words rushed forth with a bitterness that was the cover of her distress.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- She remembered the bitterness of her month's exile, and its probable cause.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- While Margaret groaned in bitterness, she heard a knock at the street door.
- Extract from : « The Wives of The Dead » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- We who were near to Helen have been slow to recover from the shock and the bitterness of her death.
- Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
- He was thinking, with bitterness, of his own youthful indiscretions.
- Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
- "I know who'll have to do all the work," the boy retorted, bitterness and rebellion in his tone.
- Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
- But the bitterness which he put into it failed to relieve him of any of the bitterness that was in his own mind.
- Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine
- His loss had the bitterness of defeat, with the anguish of a baffled passion.
- Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
- The one bitterness of his life, indeed, was due to ingratitude.
- Extract from : « In the Heart of Vosges » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
Antonyms for bitterness
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