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bitterness

bit·ter·ness

UK/ˈbɪtənəs/ US/ˈbɪtɜrnʌs/ fairly common

noun

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a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will

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

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the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste

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Origin

From Middle English bitternesse, biternesse, from Old English biternes (“bitterness; grief”), equivalent to bitter + -ness.

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