bitter acrimony

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• acrimony — 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… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• acrimony — ► NOUN ▪ bitterness or ill feeling. ORIGIN originally in the sense «bitter taste or smell»: from Latin acrimonia, from acer pungent, acrid …   English terms dictionary

• acrimony — n. bitter, sharp acrimony * * * [ ækrɪmənɪ] sharp acrimony bitter …   Combinatory dictionary

• acrimony — [[t]æ̱krɪməni, AM moʊni[/t]] N UNCOUNT Acrimony is bitter and angry words or quarrels. [FORMAL] The council s first meeting ended in acrimony …   English dictionary

• acrimony — noun A sharp and bitter hatred. Her acrimony for her neighbors manifests itself with shouting and stomping. Syn: animosity, bitterness, enmity, hatred, opposition …   Wiktionary

• acrimony — 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,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• acrimony — 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… …   English dictionary for students

• acrimony — [ 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 …   English new terms dictionary

• resentment — 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,… …   English dictionary for students

• bitterness — 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.… …   English dictionary for students

• bitterness — noun /ˈbɪtənəs/ a) the quality of having a bitter taste b) the quality of feeling bitter; acrimony, resentment Syn: acerbicness, acridity, acridness …   Wiktionary