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What is another word for a bitter pill?

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Something unavoidable and unpleasant

A difficult or unpleasant truth or task

A cause of great distress or misfortune

Something that impedes, or stands in the way of, progress

The emotion of not having one's expectations met

Something that causes irritation or frustration

A regrettable or unfortunate situation or action

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Something unavoidable and unpleasant

“Cotterill admitted that seeing the game snatched from his side's grasp with extra time looming was a bitter pill to swallow.”

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A difficult or unpleasant truth or task

Noun

A cause of great distress or misfortune

rigor^US

rigour^UK

excruciation

stroke of bad luck

rack

trials and tribulations

labour^UK

labor^US

unpleasant experience

trough

fatigue

a difficult experience

a frustrating experience

a unpleasant experience

albatross around one's neck

tragic state of affairs

up poop creak without a paddle

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Something that impedes, or stands in the way of, progress

unfortunate development

monkey wrench in the works

balk^US

baulk^UK

other side of the coin

millstone around your neck

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The emotion of not having one's expectations met

disfavour^UK

disfavor^US

cause for disappointment

not what it was cracked up to be

rancour^UK

rancor^US

offence^UK

offense^US

chip on your shoulder

furor^US

being rubbed up the wrong way

furore^UK

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Something that causes irritation or frustration

burr under someone's saddle

burr in someone's saddle

disruption

pet aversion

source of aggravation

chip on your shoulder

cause of distress

concern

ghost

trials and tribulations

offense^US

offence^UK

monkey wrench in the works

rigor^US

labor^US

labour^UK

rigour^UK

balk^US

hard mountain to climb

baulk^UK

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A regrettable or unfortunate situation or action

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