| noun | English term for a dry sharp-tasting ale with strong flavor of hops (usually on draft) |
| noun | the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth |
| noun | the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste |
| verb | make bitter |
| adjective | marked by strong resentment or cynicism “an acrimonious dispute” |
| adjective | very difficult to accept or bear “the bitter truth” |
| adjective | harsh or corrosive in tone “an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose” |
| adjective | expressive of severe grief or regret “shed bitter tears” |
| adjective | proceeding from or exhibiting great hostility or animosity “a bitter struggle” |
| adjective | causing a sharp and acrid taste experience “quinine is bitter” |
| adjective | causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold “bitter cold” |
| adverb | extremely and sharply “it was bitterly cold” |
| bitter | adjective | causing a sharp and acrid taste experience |
| bitter | verb | make bitter |
| bitter | noun | the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste |
| acrimony | noun | a rough and bitter manner |
| bitterness | noun | a rough and bitter manner |
| acerbity | noun | a rough and bitter manner |
| acridness | noun | the quality of being sharply disagreeable in language or tone |
| acridity | noun | the quality of being sharply disagreeable in language or tone |
| virulency | noun | extreme hostility |
| virulence | noun | extreme hostility |
| vitriol | noun | abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will |