Bitterness
Bitterness noun - A deep-seated ill will.
Usage example: he still harbored an implacable bitterness against the company that had fired him
Conflict and bitterness are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Conflict" instead a noun "Bitterness".
Conflict
Conflict noun - A lack of agreement or harmony.
Bitterness and conflict are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bitterness" instead a noun "Conflict".
Nearby Words: conflicting, conflicted
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| emotional | emotional bitterness | emotional conflict |
| old | old bitterness | old conflict |
| physical | physical bitterness | physical conflict |
| current | current bitterness | current conflict |
| Other adjectives: original, open, actual, real, constant, massive, great, little, main, inner, personal, internal, major, minor, outright, overall, ongoing. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- Rousing Speech: Kimball gives one in Episode 17 to both armies after Doyle's Heroic Sacrifice and the destruction of Armonia, finally ending the ongoing conflict and bitterness between the teams.Kimball: I never believed this truce would last.
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The main conflict (but not all the bitterness) ends when the two sides manage to communicate and realize that they're not so different after all.
Source: First Contact -
Still, Ritsuka's inner conflict over whether he believes what Soubi says becomes a source of great tension and bitterness in their relationship.
Source: Hates Being Touched
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