What is another word for embitterment?

Pronunciation: [ɛmbˈɪtəmənt] (IPA)

Embitterment is a feeling of intense bitterness, disappointment, and resentment against someone or something. There are several synonyms for the word embitterment such as acrimony, animosity, hatred, resentment, enmity, grudge, malice, bitterness, and rancor. Acrimony refers to bitter and ill-tempered hostility, while animosity is a strong feeling of hostility and dislike. Hatred is an intense dislike and aversion towards something or someone, while resentment is a feeling of bitterness and ill-will towards someone. Enmity refers to the state of being actively hostile towards someone, while grudge is a deep-seated feeling of resentment and ill-will. Malice is the desire to harm someone, while bitterness and rancor both denote a feeling of intense resentment and hostility.

What are the hypernyms for Embitterment?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the hyponyms for Embitterment?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.
  • hyponyms for embitterment (as nouns)

Usage examples for Embitterment

From the time of the Parnell divorce case onwards, the Irish question had brought to Liberals nothing but embarrassment and embitterment.
"John Redmond's Last Years"
Stephen Gwynn
As long as we foster these things in our private life, so long will they lead in our public life to the embitterment of nation against nation.
"The Healing of Nations and the Hidden Sources of Their Strife"
Edward Carpenter
The power of Great Britain would of course have prevailed, even against the whole Dutch-speaking population of South Africa; but it would have prevailed only after much bloodshed, and at the cost of an intense embitterment of feeling, which would have destroyed the prospects of the peace and welfare of the two Colonies for many years to come.
"Impressions of South Africa"
James Bryce

Related words: bitter, bitter words, bitterness

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