Bitterly — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

with bitterness, in a resentful manner

indicating something hard to accept

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈælən/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˈɛkfəsts/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˈɛkfəsts/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈælən/.

Examples

she complained bitterly
he was bitterly disappointed
it was bitterly cold

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

piercingly bitingly bitter

Parts of Speech

adverb	with bitterness, in a resentful manner “she complained bitterly”
adverb	indicating something hard to accept “he was bitterly disappointed”
adverb	extremely and sharply “it was bitterly cold”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

bitterlich

mit Bitterkeit, auf eine nachtragende Art

🇫🇷French

amèrement

avec amertume, avec ressentiment

🇪🇸Spanish

amargamente

con amargura, de manera resentida

🇮🇹Italian

amaramente

con amarezza, in modo risentito

🇳🇱Dutch

bitter

met bitterheid, op een wrokkige manier

🇵🇹Portuguese

amargamente

com amargura, de maneira ressentida

🇷🇺Russian

горько

с горечью, с обидой

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कटु

कड़वाहट के साथ, नाराजगी भरे अंदाज में

🇧🇩Bengali

তিক্তভাবে

তিক্ততা সহ, বিরক্তিকর উপায়ে

🇮🇳Tamil

கசப்பான

கசப்புடன், கோபமான முறையில்

🇮🇳Telugu

చేదుగా

చేదుతో, పగతో

🇮🇳Marathi

कडवटपणे

कटुतेने, रागाच्या भरात

🇮🇳Gujarati

કડવાશથી

કડવાશ સાથે, રોષપૂર્ણ રીતે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಟುವಾಗಿ

ಕಹಿಯೊಂದಿಗೆ, ಅಸಮಾಧಾನದ ರೀತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കയ്പേറിയ

കയ്പോടെ, നീരസത്തോടെ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕੁੜੱਤਣ ਨਾਲ

ਕੁੜੱਤਣ ਨਾਲ, ਗੁੱਸੇ ਭਰੇ ਢੰਗ ਨਾਲ

🇵🇰Urdu

تلخی سے

کڑواہٹ کے ساتھ، ناراضگی کے ساتھ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

苦涩地

以苦涩的方式，以怨恨的方式

🇯🇵Japanese

ひどく

苦々しく、憤慨した様子で

🇰🇷Korean

몹시

씁쓸하게, 원망스럽게

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cay đắng

với sự cay đắng, một cách bực bội

🇹🇭Thai

อย่างขมขื่น

ด้วยความขมขื่นอย่างขุ่นเคือง

🇮🇩Indonesian

dengan pahit

dengan kepahitan, dengan cara yang penuh kebencian

🇵🇭Filipino

mapait

na may pait, sa paraang may hinanakit

🇲🇾Malay

dengan pahit

dengan kepahitan, dengan cara yang penuh kebencian

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بمرارة

بمرارة وبطريقة مستاءة

🇮🇷Persian

به تلخی

با تلخی، به شیوه ای کینه توزانه

🇹🇷Turkish

acı bir şekilde

Kırgınlıkla, kırgın bir şekilde

🇮🇱Hebrew

במרירות

במרירות, בצורה ממורמרת

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