1. (

• bitter

) English term for a dry sharp-tasting ale with strong flavor of hops (usually on draft) ;

2. (

• bitter ,
• bitterness

) the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth ;

3. (

• bitterness ,
• bitter

) the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste ;

1. (

• bitter

) make bitter ;

1. (

• acrimonious ,
• bitter

) marked by strong resentment or cynicism; "an acrimonious dispute"; "bitter about the divorce" ;

2. (

• bitter

) very difficult to accept or bear; "the bitter truth"; "a bitter sorrow" ;

3. (

• acerb ,
• acerbic ,
• acid ,
• acrid ,
• bitter ,
• blistering ,
• caustic ,
• sulfurous ,
• sulphurous ,
• virulent ,
• vitriolic

) harsh or corrosive in tone; "an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid comments"; "her acrid remarks make her many enemies"; "bitter words"; "blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"; "a sulfurous denunciation"; "a vitriolic critique" ;

4. (

• bitter

) expressive of severe grief or regret; "shed bitter tears" ;

5. (

• bitter

) proceeding from or exhibiting great hostility or animosity; "a bitter struggle"; "bitter enemies" ;

6. (

• bitter

) causing a sharp and acrid taste experience; "quinine is bitter" ;

7. (

• biting ,
• bitter

) causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold; "bitter cold"; "a biting wind" ;

1. (

• piercingly ,
• bitterly ,
• bitingly ,
• bitter

) extremely and sharply; "it was bitterly cold"; "bitter cold" ;