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'bitter' - used as an adjective
Synonyms for 'bitter'
1. marked by strong resentment or cynicism
bitter about the divorce
2. very difficult to accept or bear
the bitter truth
a bitter sorrow
3. harsh or corrosive in tone
bitter words
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

'bitter' - used as a adverb
8. extremely and sharply
bitter cold

'bitter' - used as a noun
9. English term for a dry sharp-tasting ale with strong flavor of hops (usually on draft)
10. the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth
11. the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste

'bitter' - used as a verb
12. make bitter

derived forms
1. Bitter / Plural
bitters
2. Bitter / Past
bittered
3. Bitter / Third Person
bitters
4. Bitter / Present Participle
bittering
5. Bitter / Comparitive
bitterer
6. Bitter / Superlative
bitterest
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Fact of the day
People over the age of fifty will start to lose their dislike for foods that taste bitter.