Definition of 'bitter'

Noun

1. English term for a dry sharp-tasting ale with strong flavor of hops (usually on draft)
2. the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth
      Synonyms: bitterness
3. the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste
      Synonyms: bitterness

Verb

1. make bitter

Adjective

1. marked by strong resentment or cynicism; "an acrimonious dispute"; "bitter about the divorce"
      Synonyms: acrimonious
2. very difficult to accept or bear; "the bitter truth"; "a bitter sorrow"
3. harsh or corrosive in tone; "an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid comments"; "her acrid remarks make her many enemies"; "bitter words"; "blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"; "a sulfurous denunciation"; "a vitriolic critique"
      Synonyms: acerb acerbic acid acrid blistering caustic sulfurous sulphurous venomous virulent vitriolic
4. expressive of severe grief or regret; "shed bitter tears"
5. proceeding from or exhibiting great hostility or animosity; "a bitter struggle"; "bitter enemies"
6. one of the four basic taste sensations; sharp and disagreeable; like the taste of quinine
7. causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold; "bitter cold"; "a biting wind"
      Synonyms: biting

Adverb

1. extremely and sharply; "it was bitterly cold"; "bitter cold"
      Synonyms: piercingly bitterly bitingly

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