Bitter
Bitter adjective - Hard to accept or bear especially emotionally.
Usage example: discovering that he had been cut from the crew team was a bitter disappointment
Heartrending and bitter are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Heartrending" instead an adjective "Bitter".
Heartrending
Heartrending adjective - Hard to accept or bear especially emotionally.
Usage example: a heartrending choice between saving his daughter or his son
Bitter and heartrending are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bitter" instead an adjective "Heartrending".
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