Roz Chast

I've had people ask me if it would have been easier to take care of your parents if you had siblings, and I think it's 50/50. I know people who have siblings, and there is a lot of acrimony because somebody always feels that they are doing more than the other person.

American Cartoonist

Kay Bailey Hutchison

Congress suffers a great deal of criticism for its partisan acrimony. But while we may disagree politically, and air our opposition in this chamber, it is the conversation behind the scenes that cements and defines our relationships.

American Politician

Emil Cioran

However much I have frequented the mystics, deep down I have always sided with the Devil; unable to equal him in power, I have tried to be worthy of him, at least, in insolence, acrimony, arbitrariness and caprice.

Romanian Philosopher

Craig Brown

Monopoly may also end in tears, but its tensions are cruder, lacking the infinitely subtle shadings of irritation and acrimony provided by Scrabble.

English Critic

Acrimony always indicates strong negative feelings, especially in disagreements or conflicts.

Negative Emotion

Commonly used in the context of disputes, legal battles, or where there's a breakdown in relations.

Use in Conflict

Considered a formal word, often found in written reports or serious discussions, not casual talk.

Formal Language

 if we are not able to cross the acrimony and emotional distance that so often separates us from our love? And not just in marriage. I have seen the most hurtful, destructive,

Acrimony

Negative Emotion

Use in Conflict

Formal Language

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