bitterly
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3.2
- adverb
- /ˈbɪtərli/
:
amargamente
- I am bitterly disappointed at the decision that's been made today.
- complain bitterly
- oppose bitterly
- bitterly disappointed
So I guess congratulations to him, she said bitterly.
- So I guess congratulations to him, she said bitterly.
- But it was all straw in his mouth and he was, he went to his death regretting bitterly the disappointment that was the back half of his life.
- So no matter how bitterly they fight, bottom line, they're going to take care of each other.
- While the center and right wing press called for blood, the independent socialist paper the Freiheit Freedom wrote bitterly.
- And I went and I wept and I wept bitterly and I had a moment after I wept and I realized, oh, I'm still here.
- The Conservative media bitterly attacked the clause with headlines like The Policy of Industrial Suicide and On the Road to Ruin.
- And Aunt Biden complaints about that bitterly in all sorts of missives on the laptop about how he has to support the extended family.
Examples
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"Wives go to work." "Oh," Stern said bitterly, "that would be the least of my problems."
Fiction book (1990) -
"What was wrong with that house?" Mom asked bitterly an hour later, as we drove home.
Fiction book (1992) -
Your fans will be bitterly disappointed.
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I called the agency that sent her to me and complained bitterly, but I got no satisfaction.
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"She's gone, Captain, and the crew with her," he added bitterly, shaking his head.
Fiction book (1991) -
I'd never known Bill and Lloyd to fight as bitterly and often, and always over some business for Eve, or a move, or the way she read a speech.
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He's an old man and has always had very strong prejudices against America and Americans and was bitterly opposed to his son's marriage.
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Socialists, syndicalists, and anarchists fought bitterly amongst each other, often drawing on memories of internecine combat in Italy.
Academic text (1997) -
They bitterly resent the role of Britain and the Kenyan military in propping up the UN-backed Somali government.
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The fans reacted bitterly when their favorite team lost the championship match.
Synonyms
58
1.0
In a way that shows anger
56
1.0
In a way that shows strong emotion or upset
49
3.5
In a severe or unkind way that feels unpleasant
44
2.8
In a harsh, angry way when speaking to someone
4
6.4
In a way that shows anger or dislike
2
7.1
In a sharp, slightly angry way that can hurt people's feelings
1
5.8
Feeling angry because someone treated you unfairly
1
7.9
Saying something in a very harsh and critical way
1
5.1
In a sharp, rude way that shows sarcasm
1
9.9
In a very harsh and angry way that hurts people
1
8.2
In a sharply critical way that can hurt someone's feelings
1
8.1
In a sharp, hurtful way when criticizing someone
In a way that shows deep, lasting anger toward someone
In a bitter, angry way during a disagreement
In a sharp, bitter way that hurts people with words
In a harsh, angry way that shows someone is not happy
In a sharply critical way that hurts someone's feelings
Antonyms
How Intense
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word bitterly comes from bitter, which means a 'sharp' and 'unpleasant' taste, and a helpful way to remember the emotional use is to think of a bad memory that leaves a bad taste. So if someone is bitterly angry or disappointed, their feeling is strong and unpleasant, like that taste that stays with you.