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Adjective

Having an unpalatable harsh taste, as the peel of an orange

Feeling or showing anger, hurt, or resentment

Painful or unpleasant to accept or contemplate

(of a conflict, argument, or opponent) Full of anger and acrimony

Suggestive of sorrow, distress or regret

Very low or below average in temperature

Contemptuously ridiculing or mocking someone or something

Of or pertaining to a viper

Affected by bitterness, resentment, or cynicism

Characterized by windy or stormy conditions

Inflamed with passion or conviction

Having a forbidding appearance

Deeply pessimistic

Deadly or unrelenting

Having qualities resembling those of steel, especially hard and resolute

Lacking harmony

Tasting of, containing, or preserved with salt

Resembling a squawk

Of, or relating to an alkali, one of a class of caustic bases

Verb

To become, or cause to become, bitter or disenchanted

Noun

The sensation of flavor perceived in the mouth and throat on contact with a substance

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Having an unpalatable harsh taste, as the peel of an orange

sulphurous^UK

sulfurous^US

unsavory^US

unsavoury^UK

flavorsome^US

appetizing^US

flavoursome^UK

appetising^UK

rubbing the wrong way

savoury^UK

savory^US

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“Gone are the bitter taste and pungent odor of many of the herbs.”

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Feeling or showing anger, hurt, or resentment

with chip on shoulder

ill-humored^US

like a bear with a sore head

as cross as two sticks

antagonized^US

antagonised^UK

caviling^US

cavilling^UK

smouldering^UK

smoldering^US

dishonored^US

dishonoured^UK

having got out of bed on the wrong side

having got out of bed the wrong side

with a chip on your shoulder

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“She is said to be very bitter about the way she was sacked.”

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Painful or unpleasant to accept or contemplate

agonising^UK

agonizing^US

unsavoury^UK

unsavory^US

fetid^US

foetid^UK

sombre^UK

somber^US

gruelling^UK

grueling^US

humourless^UK

humorless^US

gray^US

grey^UK

unfavorable^US

spoiled^US

spoilt^UK

flavourless^UK

paralyzing^US

paralysing^UK

flavorless^US

unfit for human consumption

ill-favored^US

knock-down-and-drag-out

full of ups and downs

more than one can bear

more than flesh and blood can stand

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“The destruction of the buffalo herds was a bitter blow for the Plains Indians.”

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(of a conflict, argument, or opponent) Full of anger and acrimony

accidentally on purpose

thirsting for revenge

ill-humored^US

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“The judge ruled in his favor, ending the bitter five-year legal dispute over his farm.”

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Suggestive of sorrow, distress or regret

anguished

agonised^UK

agonized^US

traumatized^US

traumatised^UK

racked with suffering

sombre^UK

somber^US

demoralized^US

demoralised^UK

gray^US

grey^UK

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“But then she saw that all these saints perceived her not, nor turned to look at her, nor heard her bitter cry.”

Adjective

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Very low or below average in temperature

wintry^US

wintery^UK

draughty^UK

drafty^US

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“Britain was braced for more snow and bitter winds today as the cold weather kept its icy grip on the country.”

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Contemptuously ridiculing or mocking someone or something

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Of or pertaining to a viper

libelous^US

libellous^UK

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Affected by bitterness, resentment, or cynicism

sceptical^UK

coloured^UK

colored^US

skeptical^US

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Characterized by windy or stormy conditions

wintery^UK

wintry^US

raining cats and dogs

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Adjective

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Inflamed with passion or conviction

lionizing^US

lionising^UK

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Having a forbidding appearance

somber^US

humourless^UK

humorless^US

sombre^UK

gray^US

grey^UK

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Adjective

Deeply pessimistic

sombre^UK

somber^US

demoralised^UK

demoralized^US

gray^US

grey^UK

unfavorable^US

wintry^US

wintery^UK

humourless^UK

humorless^US

given to looking on the black side

colorless^US

lacklustre^UK

lackluster^US

colourless^UK

looking on the black side

agonizing^US

agonising^UK

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Deadly or unrelenting

Adjective

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Having qualities resembling those of steel, especially hard and resolute

full of determination

focused^US

focussed^UK

galvanized^US

galvanised^UK

committed to the idea of

fixed as the laws of the Medes and the Persians

immobilized^US

immobilised^UK

fixed as the laws of the Medes and Persians

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Adjective

Lacking harmony

quarrelling^UK

quarreling^US

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Tasting of, containing, or preserved with salt

Adjective

Resembling a squawk

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Adjective

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Of, or relating to an alkali, one of a class of caustic bases

Verb

To become, or cause to become, bitter or disenchanted

antagonise^UK

antagonize^US

give someone the hump

colour^UK

color^US

demoralize^US

demoralise^UK

get on someone's wick

arouse

stir up

make sore

make someone's hackles rise

make someone's blood boil

put someone's back up

get under someone's skin

get someone's dander up

get in someone's hair

ruffle someone's feathers

rattle someone's cage

get someone's goat

bait

get up someone's nose

get someone's back up

get on someone's nerves

smoulder^UK

smolder^US

rub salt in the wounds

feed the fire

add fuel to the flames

to make matters worse

set one's teeth on edge

drive round the twist

scandalize^US

scandalise^UK

appal^UK

agonize^US

give someone a hard time

appall^US

agonise^UK

rub you up the wrong way

throw off balance

confound

hurt someone's feelings

get on somebody's nerves

bite

mither

hit where one lives

put someone's nose out of joint

try someone's patience

zing

make somebody's blood boil

brown off

incommode

be a pain in the neck

make your hackles rise

hurt somebody's feelings

put somebody's nose out of joint

ruffle one's feathers

consume

get up somebody's nose

get somebody's back up

rattle someone's chain

rub one the wrong way

get someone's hackles up

get on someone's tits

get someone's wick

be a thorn in someone's flesh

make somebody's hackles rise

put your nose out of joint

be like a red rag to a bull

push someone's buttons

push one's buttons

push someon's buttons

lose the affection of

drive you to distraction

drive you round the twist

drive you round the bend

drive you off your head

drive you out of your mind

criticise^UK

criticize^US

drive somebody up the wall

tantalize^US

tantalise^UK

take the mickey out of

give the cold shoulder

put someone off their stroke

cause someone to lose their composure

tread on someone's toes

throw into tizzy

stun

wind somebody up

drive you up the wall

traumatize^US

become covered with condensation

paralyse^UK

galvanize^US

traumatise^UK

paralyze^US

take the wind out of your sails

raise someone's eyebrows

set someone back on their heels

take aback

gross out

knock for six

shake out of your complacency

give someone a turn

hit like ton of bricks

galvanise^UK

fire the enthusiasm of

pep up

fire the imagination of

grumble

complain

light a fire under

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The sensation of flavor perceived in the mouth and throat on contact with a substance

taste

flavor^US

flavour^UK

savor^US

savour^UK

flavouring^UK

flavoring^US

odour^UK

odor^US

vigor^US

vigour^UK

colour^UK

pizzazz^US

color^US

pzazz^UK

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