bitter · adj
bitter (ANGRY)
B2 angry and upset because of something bad that has happened that you cannot forget
Dictionary examples:
She'd suffered terribly over the years but it hadn't made her bitter. (38.0)
I feel very bitter about my childhood and the way I was treated. (38.8)
bitter (HATE)
B2 full of hate or anger
Dictionary examples:
a bitter argument/dispute (46.4)
bitter (DISAPPOINTED)
B2 making you feel very disappointed
Dictionary examples:
Failing the final exam was a bitter disappointment for me. (36.1)
She learned through bitter experience that he was not to be trusted. (39.8)
bitter (COLD)
B2 extremely cold
Dictionary examples:
a bitter wind (31.1)
to/till/until the bitter end
C2 If you do something to/till/until the bitter end, you continue it until it is finished, although it is difficult and takes a long time.
Dictionary examples:
The president fought for his plan to the bitter end. (31.8)
bitter (TASTE)
B1 with an unpleasantly sharp taste
Dictionary examples:
The bitter medicine made me wish I had never learned to swallow! (0.0)
The coffee was so bitter, it made my face look like a lemon! (0.0)
The bitter cough syrup was so bad, even my cold wanted to leave! (0.0)
a bitter taste (28.8)