bitter
Having an acrid tasteHaving an acrid taste (usually from a basic substance).
» The medicine tastes bitter.
Diese Medizin schmeckt bitter.
Это лекарство горькое на вкус.
Ці ліки гіркі на смак.
Мікстура має гіркий смак.
Мікстура гірка.
Meaning
4 sensesHaving an acrid taste (usually from a basic substance).
The coffee tasted bitter.
bitter, herb
го́рькийgórʹkij
гірки́йhirkýj
causing a sharp and acrid taste experience
Harsh, piercing, acerbic or stinging.
bitter, arg, harsch
го́рькийgórʹkij, мучи́тельныйmučítelʹnyj, суро́выйsuróvyj
harsh or corrosive in tone
Hateful or hostile.
They're bitter enemies.
erbittert, verhasst, hässlich
зло́бныйzlóbnyj, злойzloj, ненави́стныйnenavístnyj
Cynical and resentful.
I've been bitter ever since that defeat.
verbittert
злойzloj, озло́бленныйozlóblennyj
Examples
258 sentencesThe medicine tastes bitter.
Ці ліки гіркі на смак.
ruЭто лекарство горькое на вкус.
deDiese Medizin schmeckt bitter.
This medicine tastes bitter.
Ці ліки гіркі.
ruУ этого лекарства вкус горький.
deDiese Medizin schmeckt bitter.
This coffee tastes bitter.
Ця кава гірка на смак.
ruУ этого кофе горький вкус.
deDieser Kaffee schmeckt bitter.
This coffee is too bitter.
Ця кава занадто гірка.
ruЭтот кофе слишком горький.
deDieser Kaffee ist zu bitter.
He had a bitter experience.
Він мав гіркий досвід.
ruУ него был горький опыт.
deEr machte eine bittere Erfahrung.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 4
By meaning 4
Origin
From Middle English bitter, bittre, from Old English bitter, biter (“bitter”), from Proto-From Middle English bitter, bittre, from Old English bitter, biter (“bitter”), from Proto-West Germanic *bitr, from Proto-Germanic *bitraz (“bitter”), equivalent to bite + -er (agent noun suffix) used attributively. Cognate with Saterland Frisian, West Frisian, Low German, Danish, Dutch, German, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish bitter, Icelandic bitur (all meaning “bitter”).
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Forms
more bitter/bitterer, most bitter/bitterest| Comparative | more bitter / bitterer Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most bitter / bitterest Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
16 synonyms- marked by strong resentment or cynicism:acrimonious
- causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold:biting
- harsh or corrosive in tone:acerbacerbicacidacridblisteringcausticsulfuroussulphurous
Antonyms
2 antonymsWord family
46 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form