bitterness

/ˈbɪɾərnɪs/

/ˈbɪtənɪs/

Other forms: bitternesses

Definitions of bitterness

1. noun

   the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth
   synonyms: bitter

   type of:

   gustatory perception, gustatory sensation, taste, taste perception, taste sensation

   the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus
2. noun

   the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste
   synonyms: bitter

   types:

   acerbity

   a sharp bitterness

   acridity, acridness

   extreme bitterness

   type of:

   taste property

   a property appreciated via the sense of taste
3. noun

   a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
   synonyms: gall, rancor, rancour, resentment

   types:

   heartburning

   intense resentment

   huffishness, sulkiness

   a feeling of sulky resentment

   grievance, grudge, score

   a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation

   enviousness, envy

   a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another

   covetousness

   an envious eagerness to possess something

   green-eyed monster, jealousy

   a feeling of jealous envy (especially of a rival)

   penis envy

   (psychoanalysis) a female's presumed envy of the male's penis; said to explain femininity

   type of:

   enmity, hostility, ill will

   the feeling of a hostile person
4. noun

   a rough and bitter manner
   synonyms: acerbity, acrimony, jaundice, tartness, thorniness

   type of:

   disagreeableness

   an ill-tempered and offensive disposition