The meaning of BITTER is being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of …

BITTER definition: 1. Someone who is bitter is angry and unhappy because they cannot forget bad things that happened…. Learn more.

1. having a harsh, acrid taste. 2. producing one of the four basic taste sensations; not sour, sweet, or salt.

BITTER definition: having a harsh, disagreeably acrid taste, like that of aspirin, quinine, wormwood, or aloes. See examples of bitter used in a sentence.

to make bitter: herbs employed to bitter vermouth. exceedingly: a bitter cold night. bit′ter•ness, n. 1. acrid, biting, distasteful. 3. distressing, poignant, painful. 4. biting, nipping. 5. fierce, cruel, …

There are 19 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word bitter, three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

Bitterness The Bitter Draught by Adriaen Brouwer. Bitterness, also known as bitter, is one of the most sensitive of tastes, and many experience it as unpleasant, sharp, or off-putting, but it is …

Synonyms: bitter, acerbic, acrid These adjectives mean unpleasantly sharp or pungent in taste or smell: a bitter cough syrup; a cheap, acerbic wine; acrid smoke.

A bitter pill or a bitter pill to swallow is something that is difficult or painful to accept. The defeat was a bitter pill for the team to swallow.

Definition of bitter adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.