The meaning of BITTER is being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened …

BITTER definition: 1. Someone who is bitter is angry and unhappy because they cannot forget bad things that happened…. Learn more.

BITTER definition: having a harsh, disagreeably acrid taste, like that of aspirin, quinine, wormwood, or aloes. See examples of bitter used in a sentence.

1. having a harsh, acrid taste. 2. producing one of the four basic taste sensations; not sour, sweet, or salt.

Bitter (beer), a British term for pale ale Bitters, an herbal preparation with bitter flavour now used mostly in cocktails A category of plants with bitter flavour, many dark leafy greens

having a harsh, disagreeably acrid taste, like that of aspirin, quinine, wormwood, or aloes. not sour, sweet, or salt. distressful: a bitter sorrow. stinging: a bitter chill. characterized by intense antagonism …

BITTER meaning: 1 : having a strong and often unpleasant flavor that is the opposite of sweet; 2 : causing painful emotions felt or experienced in a strong and unpleasant way

Definition of bitter adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

If someone is bitter after a disappointing experience or after being treated unfairly, they continue to feel angry about it. She is said to be very bitter about the way she was fired.

Bitter means "having a sharp or harsh flavor." Bitter describes a particular pungent taste, like the sharpness of very dark chocolate (which is sometimes called bittersweet for its mixture of the two …