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having or showing deep-seated resentment<a bitter attitude about always having to work on Saturday><she's still bitter about the way her boyfriend broke up with her>Synonymsacrid, acrimonious, embittered, hard, rancorous, resentful, soreRelated Wordsdisaffected, discontented, disgruntled, malcontent; contemptuous, cynical, disdainful, scornful; angry, cruel, harsh, irritated, mad, rough, savage, vicious; acid, caustic, cutting, mordant, sarcastic, trenchantNear Antonymscaring, forgiving, gentle, kind, loving, sweet, sympathetic, tender, warm, warmhearted
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hard to accept or bear especially emotionally<discovering that he had been cut from the team was a bitter disappointment>Synonymsafflicting, agonizing, cruel, excruciating, galling, grievous, harrowing, harsh, heartrending, hurtful, painful, tormenting, tortuousRelated Wordsinsufferable, insupportable, intolerable, unacceptable, unbearable, unendurable, unsupportable; appalling, awful, bad, dire, dreadful, ghastly, horrible, miserable, nasty, rotten, terrible, vile, wretched; acute, extreme, intense, piercingNear Antonymsbearable, endurable, supportable, sustainable, tolerable; livable (also liveable), sufferable, survivable; acceptable, allowable, reasonableAntonymsgratifying, pleasing, sweet
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causing intense discomfort to oneʼs skin<a bitter wind was stinging the faces of the skiers>— see cutting 1
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difficult to endure<a bitter lesson about money and friendship>— see harsh 1
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having a low or subnormal temperature<a bitter February day for this part of the country>— see cold 1
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uncomfortably cool<a bitter, rainy day>— see chilly 1
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