Bitterness and Down

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Bitterness noun - A deep-seated ill will.

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Down and bitterness are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Down" instead a noun "Bitterness".

Nearby Words: bitter, bitterly, bittern, bitterish

Down noun - A soft airy substance or covering.

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Bitterness and down are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bitterness" instead a noun "Down".

Nearby Word: downed

old	old bitterness	old down
current	current bitterness	current down
original	original bitterness	original down
deep	deep bitterness	deep down
Other adjectives: simple, severe, massive, little, quiet, apparent.

This shows up pretty early in, when Link stops one of the shooters from killing Ruto and Darunia out of bitterness over Darnia's popularity and Ruto turning him down when he asked her out.

Source: School Bullying Is Harmless
Arastoo (who is dating her at this point) acts as if this would somehow make her the bigger monster and send her down a road of hatred and bitterness.

Source: No Sympathy for Grudgeholders
However, not only did she lose her entire city, but she has had a history of fighting for peace, only to be let down or betrayed by virtually everyone else, making her bitterness understandable.

Source: Jerkass Woobie / Video Games

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