Today young people find themselves, through no fault of their own, living in a world torn by international bitterness and the threat of nuclear destruction.
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Bitterness
//ˈbɪtənəs//
Synonyms for "bitterness" (197 found)
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Closest matches (40)
Noun(11 words)
Strong matches (59)
bitebitingnessbitterbitter feelingbitter pillbitter resentmentbitterness of spiritbleaknessbleeding heartbrisknessbroken heartcausticitycausticnesscheerlessnesschillchillinesscholercoldcoldnesscomfortlessness
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contritenesscontritioncoolcoolnesscoolthcorrosivenesscrispnesscrushingcryogenicscryologycuttingnessdecrease in temperaturedepressiondepth of miserydesolationdespairdiscomfortdismalnessdistressdistressfulnessdrearinessedgeenmityextremityfeudfiercenessfreezing pointfreshnessfrigidityfrostinessgallgall and wormwoodgeliditygnashing of teethgriefgrievousnessgripgrudge
Noun(1 words)
Related words (98)
hard feelingsharshnesshatredheartacheheartburningheavy hearthostilityicinessill bloodill feelingill willill-willincisivenessinclemencyinfelicityintense coldjoylessnesskeennesslamentabilitylamentation
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low temperaturemalicemelancholiamelancholymiserymordacitymordancymournfulnessnipnippinessoutragepainpainfulnesspathospiercingnesspiquancypitiabilitypitiablenesspitifulnesspoignancypointprostrationpungencyrancorranklingrawnessregretregretfulnessregretsregrettablenessregrettingremorseremorse of conscienceremorsefulnessrepiningrigorroughnesssadnesssarcasmseverityshameshamefacednessshamefastnessshamefulnesssharp airsharpnessslow burnsorenesssorrinesssorrowsorrowfulnesssournessspitespleenstabbingnessstingstridencystringencysuicidal despairtartnessteethtrenchancyvehemencevendettavenomviolencevirulencevitriolwistfulnesswoewoebegonenesswoefulnesswretchedness
Noun(5 words)
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11 entriesAntonyms
1 entriesSynonyms
4 entriesRelated terms
1 entriesderived from
1 entriesholonym
1 entriesis a
2 entriesrelated to
8 entriesTranslations
109 translations across 47 languages.
Ancient Greek
3 entries- πικρία noun (quality of being bitter in taste)
- πικρία noun (quality of feeling bitter)
- πικρότης noun (quality of being bitter in taste)
Arabic
1 entries- مَرَارَة noun (quality of being bitter in taste)
Aromanian
2 entries- amãreatsã noun (quality of being bitter in taste)
- amãrãciuni noun (quality of being bitter in taste)
Asturian
2 entries- amargor noun (quality of being bitter in taste)
- amargura noun (quality of being bitter in taste)
Bangi
1 entries- bololo noun (quality of being bitter in taste)
Bulgarian
2 entries- горчивина noun (quality of being bitter in taste)
- горчивина noun (quality of feeling bitter)
Campidanese Sardinian
1 entries- amargura noun (quality of feeling bitter)
Catalan
4 entries- amargor noun (quality of being bitter in taste)
- amargor noun (quality of feeling bitter)
- amarguesa noun (quality of being bitter in taste)
- amarguesa noun (quality of feeling bitter)
Cebuano
1 entries- kapait noun (quality of being bitter in taste)
Czech
1 entries- hořkost noun (quality of being bitter in taste)
Esperanto
4 entries- amareco noun (quality of being bitter in taste)
- amareco noun (quality of feeling bitter)
- amaro noun (quality of being bitter in taste)
- amaro noun (quality of feeling bitter)
Finnish
4 entries- hyytävyys noun (harsh cold)
- jäätävyys noun (harsh cold)
- katkeruus noun (quality of feeling bitter)
- kitkeryys noun (quality of being bitter in taste)
Franco-Provençal
1 entries- amaritúdina noun (quality of being bitter in taste)
French
2 entries- amertume noun (quality of being bitter in taste)
- amertume noun (quality of feeling bitter)
Galician
4 entries- amargor noun (quality of being bitter in taste)
- amargor noun (quality of feeling bitter)
- amargueza noun (quality of being bitter in taste)
- amargueza noun (quality of feeling bitter)
Gallurese
1 entries- amalgura noun (quality of feeling bitter)
German
4 entries- Bitterkeit noun (quality of being bitter in taste)
- Bitterkeit noun (quality of feeling bitter)
- Bitternis noun (quality of being bitter in taste)
- Bitternis noun (quality of feeling bitter)
Gothic
2 entries- 𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍄𐍂𐌴𐌹 noun (quality of being bitter in taste)
- 𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍄𐍂𐌴𐌹 noun (quality of feeling bitter)
Greek
2 entries- πίκρα noun (quality of being bitter in taste)
- πίκρα noun (quality of feeling bitter)
Hebrew
3 entries- מרה noun (quality of feeling bitter)
- מרירות noun (quality of being bitter in taste)
- מרירות noun (quality of feeling bitter)
Hungarian
2 entries- keserűség noun (quality of being bitter in taste)
- keserűség noun (quality of feeling bitter)
Italian
2 entries- amarezza noun (quality of being bitter in taste)
- amarezza noun (quality of feeling bitter)
Japanese
1 entries- 苦味 noun (quality of being bitter in taste)
Kapampangan
1 entries- pait noun (quality of being bitter in taste)
Korean
2 entries- 고미 noun (quality of being bitter in taste)
- 쓴맛 noun (quality of being bitter in taste)
Latin
4 entries- acerbitās noun (quality of being bitter in taste)
- amāritiēs noun (quality of being bitter in taste)
- amāritās noun (quality of being bitter in taste)
- amāritūdō noun (quality of being bitter in taste)
Lingala
1 entries- bololo noun (quality of being bitter in taste)
Macedonian
2 entries- горчина noun (quality of being bitter in taste)
- горчина noun (quality of feeling bitter)
Malayalam
1 entries- കയ്പ്പ് noun (quality of being bitter in taste)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- bitterhet noun (quality of being bitter in taste)
- bitterhet noun (quality of feeling bitter)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- آجیلق noun (quality of being bitter in taste)
Plautdietsch
1 entries- Bettaniss noun (quality of being bitter in taste)
Polish
2 entries- gorycz noun (quality of being bitter in taste)
- gorzkość noun (quality of being bitter in taste)
Portuguese
2 entries- amargura noun (quality of being bitter in taste)
- amargura noun (quality of feeling bitter)
Romanian
3 entries- amăreală noun (quality of being bitter in taste)
- amărăciune noun (quality of being bitter in taste)
- fiere noun (quality of feeling bitter)
Russian
2 entries- го́речь noun (quality of being bitter in taste)
- го́речь noun (quality of feeling bitter)
Sardinian
3 entries- amargura noun (quality of feeling bitter)
- aragòne noun (quality of feeling bitter)
- rangigùmene noun (quality of being bitter in taste)
Sassarese
1 entries- margùra noun (quality of feeling bitter)
Slovak
1 entries- horkosť noun (quality of being bitter in taste)
Spanish
4 entries- acíbar noun (quality of feeling bitter)
- amargo noun (quality of being bitter in taste)
- amargor noun (quality of being bitter in taste)
- amargura noun (quality of being bitter in taste)
Swedish
1 entries- bitterhet noun (quality of being bitter in taste)
Tagalog
1 entries- pait noun (quality of being bitter in taste)
Tausug
1 entries- pait noun (quality of being bitter in taste)
Telugu
1 entries- చేదు noun (quality of being bitter in taste)
Thai
1 entries- ความขม noun (quality of being bitter in taste)
Turkish
3 entries- acılık noun (quality of being bitter in taste)
- burukluk noun (quality of feeling bitter)
- dargınlık noun (quality of feeling bitter)
Ukrainian
4 entries- гі́ркість noun (quality of being bitter in taste)
- гі́ркість noun (quality of feeling bitter)
- гірко́та́ noun (quality of being bitter in taste)
- гірко́та́ noun (quality of feeling bitter)
Sample sentences
16 total sentences available.
She said good-bye with a smile, but there was a good deal of bitterness in her heart.
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There was a savour of bitterness in his voice.
Source: tatoeba (683559)
There was a savour of bitterness in her voice.
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