Bitterness
Bitterness noun - Biting sharpness of feeling or expression.
Usage example: complained with great bitterness about the ill treatment he had always received from his in-laws
Spleen is a synonym for bitterness in resentment topic. In some cases you can use "Spleen" instead a noun "Bitterness".
Spleen
Spleen noun - An intense emotional state of displeasure with someone or something.
Usage example: vented her spleen and felt much better for having done so
Bitterness is a synonym for spleen in spite topic. Sometimes you can use "Bitterness" instead a noun "Spleen".
Nearby Word: splenic
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- anger and bitterness
- anger and spleen
- resentment and bitterness
- resentment and spleen
- hostility and bitterness
- hostility and spleen
- wrath and bitterness
- wrath and spleen
- animosity and bitterness
- animosity and spleen
- tartness and bitterness
- tartness and spleen
- harshness and bitterness
- harshness and spleen
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