Found 3 items, similar to bitter.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: bitter getir, pahit
English → English (WordNet) Definition: bitter bitter adj 1: marked by strong resentment or cynicism; “an acrimonious dispute”; “bitter about the divorce” [syn: acrimonious] 2: very difficult to accept or bear; “the bitter truth”; “a bitter sorrow” 3: harsh or corrosive in tone; “an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose”; “a barrage of acid comments”; “her acrid remarks make her many enemies”; “bitter words”; “blistering criticism”; “caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics”; “a sulfurous denunciation” [syn: acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, venomous, virulent, vitriolic] 4: one of the four basic taste sensations; sharp and disagreeable; like the taste of quinine 5: expressive of severe grief or regret; “shed bitter tears” 6: proceeding from or exhibiting great hostility or animosity; “a bitter struggle”; “bitter enemies” 7: causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold; “bitter cold”; “a biting wind” [syn: biting] bitter n 1: English term for a dry sharp-tasting ale with strong flavor of hops (usually on draft) 2: the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth [syn: bitterness] 3: the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste [syn: bitterness] bitter adv : extremely and sharply; “it was bitterly cold”; “bitter cold” [syn: piercingly, bitterly, bitingly] bitter v : make bitter
English → English (gcide) Definition: Bitter Bitter \Bit"ter\, n. [See Bitts.] (Naut.) AA turn of the cable which is round the bitts. [1913 Webster] Bitter end, that part of a cable which is abaft the bitts, and so within board, when the ship rides at anchor. [1913 Webster] Bitter \Bit"ter\, a. [AS. biter; akin to Goth. baitrs, Icel. bitr, Dan., Sw., D., & G. bitter, OS. bittar, fr. root of E. bite. See Bite, v. t.] 1. Having a peculiar, acrid, biting taste, like that of wormwood or an infusion of hops; as, a bitter medicine; bitter as aloes. [1913 Webster] 2. Causing pain or smart; piercing; painful; sharp; severe; as, a bitter cold day. [1913 Webster] 3. Causing, or fitted to cause, pain or distress to the mind; calamitous; poignant. [1913 Webster] It is an evil thing and bitter, that thou hast forsaken the Lord thy God. --Jer. ii. 19. [1913 Webster] 4. Characterized by sharpness, severity, or cruelty; harsh; stern; virulent; as, bitter reproach. [1913 Webster] Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them. --Col. iii. 19. [1913 Webster] 5. Mournful; sad; distressing; painful; pitiable. [1913 Webster] The Egyptians . . . made their lives bitter with hard bondage. --Ex. i. 14. [1913 Webster] Bitter apple, Bitter cucumber, Bitter gourd. (Bot.) See Colocynth. Bitter cress (Bot.), a plant of the genus Cardamine, esp. Cardamine amara. Bitter earth (Min.), tale earth; calcined magnesia. Bitter principles (Chem.), a class of substances, extracted from vegetable products, having strong bitter taste but with no sharply defined chemical characteristics. Bitter salt, Epsom salts; magnesium sulphate. Bitter vetch (Bot.), a name given to two European leguminous herbs, Vicia Orobus and Ervum Ervilia. To the bitter end, to the last extremity, however calamitous. [1913 Webster] Syn: Acrid; sharp; harsh; pungent; stinging; cutting; severe; acrimonious. [1913 Webster] Bitter \Bit"ter\, n. Any substance that is bitter. See Bitters. [1913 Webster] Bitter \Bit"ter\, v. t. To make bitter. --Wolcott. [1913 Webster]