Bitter
adjective
Having a sharp, pungent taste or smell; not sweet.
The coffee was too bitter for me.
Often appears as...
- bitter taste
- bitter coffee
adjective
Feeling or showing anger, hurt, or resentment because of bad experiences or a sense of unjust treatment.
He was bitter about the divorce.
Often appears as...
- bitter about
- bitter disappointment
noun
Beer that is strongly flavored with hops and has a bitter taste.
I ordered a pint of bitter.
Often appears as...
- pint of bitter
- bitter beer
adverb
Very; to a high degree.
She fought bitterly to keep her home.
Often appears as...
- fought bitterly
- bitterly cold
adjective
Having a sharp, pungent taste or smell; not sweet.
The coffee was too bitter for me.
Often appears as...
- bitter taste
- bitter coffee
adjective
Feeling or showing anger, hurt, or resentment because of bad experiences or a sense of unjust treatment.
He was bitter about the divorce.
Often appears as...
- bitter about
- bitter disappointment
noun
Beer that is strongly flavored with hops and has a bitter taste.
I ordered a pint of bitter.
Often appears as...
- pint of bitter
- bitter beer
adverb
Very; to a high degree.
She fought bitterly to keep her home.
Often appears as...
- fought bitterly
- bitterly cold
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
The taste sense of 'bitter' often suggests an unpleasant or undesirable flavor.
People tend to avoid the bitter part of an orange.
Pro Tip 2/3Sensory Intensity
Bitterness can be an intense taste that overpowers other flavors.
The medicine's bitter taste made it hard to swallow.
Pro Tip 3/3Contrast Sweetness
'Bitter' is often used to contrast with sweet flavors.
Dark chocolate is known for its bitter notes compared to milk chocolate.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
The taste sense of 'bitter' often suggests an unpleasant or undesirable flavor.
People tend to avoid the bitter part of an orange.
Pro Tip 2/3Sensory Intensity
Bitterness can be an intense taste that overpowers other flavors.
The medicine's bitter taste made it hard to swallow.
Pro Tip 3/3Contrast Sweetness
'Bitter' is often used to contrast with sweet flavors.
Dark chocolate is known for its bitter notes compared to milk chocolate.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
The taste sense of 'bitter' often suggests an unpleasant or undesirable flavor.
People tend to avoid the bitter part of an orange.
Pro Tip 2/3Sensory Intensity
Bitterness can be an intense taste that overpowers other flavors.
The medicine's bitter taste made it hard to swallow.
Pro Tip 3/3Contrast Sweetness
'Bitter' is often used to contrast with sweet flavors.
Dark chocolate is known for its bitter notes compared to milk chocolate.
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Who was Confucius? -...
when his father stole a sheep, Confucius informed the duke that genuinely upright fathers and sons protected one another. During his travels, Confucius almost starved, he was briefly imprisoned, and his life was threatened at several points. But he was not bitter.
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Why don’t poisonous...
and found two rare beetles underneath. He’d just taken one beetle in each hand when he spotted a third beetle. Stashing one of the insects in his mouth for safekeeping, he reached for the new specimen – when a sudden spray of hot, bitter fluid scalded his tongue.
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What does the liver do?...
It also makes vitamin D and substances that help digestion. But one of its most vital products is bile. Like an eco-friendly treatment plant, the liver uses cells called hepatocytes to convert toxic waste products into this bitter greenish liquid.
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Your elusive creative...
Aren't you afraid that you're going to work your whole life at this craft and nothing's ever going to come of it and you're going to die on a scrap heap of broken dreams with your mouth filled with bitter ash of failure?" Like that, you know.
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How the worst moments in...
for the wisdom she had gained, for the chance to hone her meditation skills. She had sought meaning and made her travail into a crucial identity. But if the people I met were less bitter than I'd anticipated about being in prison,
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Watch Thousands of Dogs...
the bittersweet part of letting go the bitter part is gone it's like I'm trusting this person with what I think this dog wants and I think they all want homes it's not how many times you're happy it's how deeply happy you can be
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What forgiveness can...
bitterness resentment they're all burdens they narrow our options our relationships our experiences of life forgiveness releases us forgiveness doesn't delete the past forgiveness enriches the future forgiveness doesn't
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"The Nutritionist" by...
asking this world to dance, even if it keeps stepping on my holy feet you- you stay here with me, okay? You stay here with me. Raising your bite against the bitter dark Your bright longing Your brilliant fists of loss
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The Bizarre Grouse of...
probably hadn't been in a deep sleep that having been dozing and there was a Scaparrotti alien making this preposterous noise it just started to bitterly parade up and down and his
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Prison Victim PIPE National...
evidence to support the charges in some ways it's made me bitter some ways has made me more cynical in some ways it's made me angrier it's definitely wounded and scarred me
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Who was Confucius? -...
when his father stole a sheep, Confucius informed the duke that genuinely upright fathers and sons protected one another. During his travels, Confucius almost starved, he was briefly imprisoned, and his life was threatened at several points. But he was not bitter.
Video examples
Why don’t poisonous...
and found two rare beetles underneath. He’d just taken one beetle in each hand when he spotted a third beetle. Stashing one of the insects in his mouth for safekeeping, he reached for the new specimen – when a sudden spray of hot, bitter fluid scalded his tongue.
Video examples
What does the liver do?...
It also makes vitamin D and substances that help digestion. But one of its most vital products is bile. Like an eco-friendly treatment plant, the liver uses cells called hepatocytes to convert toxic waste products into this bitter greenish liquid.
Video examples
Your elusive creative...
Aren't you afraid that you're going to work your whole life at this craft and nothing's ever going to come of it and you're going to die on a scrap heap of broken dreams with your mouth filled with bitter ash of failure?" Like that, you know.
Video examples
How the worst moments in...
for the wisdom she had gained, for the chance to hone her meditation skills. She had sought meaning and made her travail into a crucial identity. But if the people I met were less bitter than I'd anticipated about being in prison,
Video examples
Watch Thousands of Dogs...
the bittersweet part of letting go the bitter part is gone it's like I'm trusting this person with what I think this dog wants and I think they all want homes it's not how many times you're happy it's how deeply happy you can be
Video examples
What forgiveness can...
bitterness resentment they're all burdens they narrow our options our relationships our experiences of life forgiveness releases us forgiveness doesn't delete the past forgiveness enriches the future forgiveness doesn't
Video examples
"The Nutritionist" by...
asking this world to dance, even if it keeps stepping on my holy feet you- you stay here with me, okay? You stay here with me. Raising your bite against the bitter dark Your bright longing Your brilliant fists of loss
Video examples
The Bizarre Grouse of...
probably hadn't been in a deep sleep that having been dozing and there was a Scaparrotti alien making this preposterous noise it just started to bitterly parade up and down and his
Video examples
Prison Victim PIPE National...
evidence to support the charges in some ways it's made me bitter some ways has made me more cynical in some ways it's made me angrier it's definitely wounded and scarred me
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Quote examples
Billy Graham
American Clergyman
Suffering should not make us bitter people,' my mother once said, 'it should make us better comforters.' Young people need to hear this from those who have walked before them, because someday they'll be walking those same steps, but there may not be anyone following behind.
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Drew Barrymore
American Actress
The way things have gone in my life, sure, I could have been a bitter person. But I just find bitter people really un-fun, you know? And who wants to be that person?
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Joel Osteen
American Clergyman
You can live your life angry, bitter, mad at somebody or even guilty, not letting go of your own mistakes, but you won't receive the good things God has in store.
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Jimmy Carter
American President
Sadat was a great and good man, and his most bitter and dangerous enemies were people who were obsessed with hatred for his peaceful goals.
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J. Robert Oppenheimer
American Physicist
My childhood did not prepare me for the fact that the world is full of cruel and bitter things.
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Leo Sayer
English Musician
Wisdom is learned through experience, and sometimes experience is hard and bitter.
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Anita Bryant
American Singer
It's easy to be bitter. I'm human in that respect.
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Kris Carr
American Author
I think that life is just too sweet to be bitter.
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Nicolas Sarkozy
French Statesman
I love life too much to be bitter.
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Larry Gelbart
American Writer
Most jokes state a bitter truth.
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Billy Graham
American Clergyman
Suffering should not make us bitter people,' my mother once said, 'it should make us better comforters.' Young people need to hear this from those who have walked before them, because someday they'll be walking those same steps, but there may not be anyone following behind.
Quote examples
Drew Barrymore
American Actress
The way things have gone in my life, sure, I could have been a bitter person. But I just find bitter people really un-fun, you know? And who wants to be that person?
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Joel Osteen
American Clergyman
You can live your life angry, bitter, mad at somebody or even guilty, not letting go of your own mistakes, but you won't receive the good things God has in store.
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Jimmy Carter
American President
Sadat was a great and good man, and his most bitter and dangerous enemies were people who were obsessed with hatred for his peaceful goals.
Quote examples
J. Robert Oppenheimer
American Physicist
My childhood did not prepare me for the fact that the world is full of cruel and bitter things.
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Leo Sayer
English Musician
Wisdom is learned through experience, and sometimes experience is hard and bitter.
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Anita Bryant
American Singer
It's easy to be bitter. I'm human in that respect.
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Kris Carr
American Author
I think that life is just too sweet to be bitter.
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Nicolas Sarkozy
French Statesman
I love life too much to be bitter.
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Larry Gelbart
American Writer
Most jokes state a bitter truth.
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