bitter: Meaning and Definition of

bit•ter

1. having a harsh, disagreeably acrid taste, like that of aspirin, quinine, wormwood, or aloes.
2. producing one of the four basic taste sensations; not sour, sweet, or salt.
3. hard to bear; grievous; distressful: a bitter sorrow.
4. causing pain; piercing; stinging: a bitter chill.
5. characterized by intense antagonism or hostility: bitter hatred.
6. hard to admit or accept: a bitter lesson.
7. resentful or cynical: bitter words.

1. that which is bitter; bitterness: Learn to take the bitter with the sweet.
2. a very dry ale having a strong taste of hops.

1. to make bitter: herbs employed to bitter vermouth.

1. extremely; very; exceedingly: a bitter cold night.