bitter acrimony
1acrimony — acrimony, acerbity, asperity agree in denoting temper or language marked by irritation or some degree of anger or resentment. Acrimony implies bitterness or ill will and also greater stinging or blistering power in what is said than the others… …
2acrimony — ► NOUN ▪ bitterness or ill feeling. ORIGIN originally in the sense «bitter taste or smell»: from Latin acrimonia, from acer pungent, acrid …
3acrimony — n. bitter, sharp acrimony * * * [ ækrɪmənɪ] sharp acrimony bitter …
4acrimony — [[t]æ̱krɪməni, AM moʊni[/t]] N UNCOUNT Acrimony is bitter and angry words or quarrels. [FORMAL] The council s first meeting ended in acrimony …
5acrimony — noun A sharp and bitter hatred. Her acrimony for her neighbors manifests itself with shouting and stomping. Syn: animosity, bitterness, enmity, hatred, opposition …
6acrimony — Synonyms and related words: acerbity, acid, acidity, acidness, acidulousness, acridity, animosity, animus, antipathy, asperity, astringency, bad blood, bile, bite, bitingness, bitter feeling, bitter resentment, bitterness, bitterness of spirit,… …
7acrimony — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. bitterness, rancor, acerbity, asperity, resentment, discourtesy, pungency.Ant., civility; goodwill, amiability. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. bitterness, asperity, harshness, rancor; see anger , bitterness… …
8acrimony — [ akrɪməni] noun bitterness or ill feeling. Origin C16 (in the sense bitter taste or smell ): from Fr. acrimonie or L. acrimonia, from acer, acri pungent, acrid …
9resentment — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Feeling of having been affronted Nouns 1. resentment, displeasure, animosity, anger, wrath, indignation, exasperation; pique, umbrage, huff, miff, soreness, dudgeon, acerbity, virulence, bitterness,… …
10bitterness — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The quality of being bitter to the tongue] Syn. tartness, piquancy, pungency, astringency, acidity, acerbity, sourness, acridity, brackishness, brininess, sharpness, harshness. Ant. sweetness*, blandness, delectability. 2.… …