bitterness

Noun
Synonyms: resentmentgallrancorrancouracrimonyacerbityjaundicetartnessthorninessbitter

WordNet 3.0

Noun (4)

  1. a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-willSynonyms: resentmentgallrancorrancour
  2. a rough and bitter mannerSynonyms: acrimonyacerbityjaundicetartnessthorniness
  3. the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouthSynonyms: bitter
  4. the property of having a harsh unpleasant tasteSynonyms: bitter
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Bitterness \Bit"ter*ness\, n. [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. [1913 Webster]

The lip that curls with bitterness.— Percival.[1913 Webster]
I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.— Job vii. 11.[1913 Webster]

2.A state of extreme impiety or enmity to God. [1913 Webster]

Thou art in the gall of bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity.— Acts viii. 23.[1913 Webster]

3.Dangerous error, or schism, tending to draw persons to apostasy. [1913 Webster]

Looking diligently, . . . lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you.— Heb. xii. 15.[1913 Webster]
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