bitterness

S2 W2

in Vietnamese Sự căm phẫn, sự tức giận

BrE /ˈbɪtənəs/ AmE /ˈbɪtərnəs/

noun en → vi

1 NEGATIVE FEELING [uncountable] B1

Sự căm phẫn, sự tức giận

a strong feeling of anger or unhappiness because someone has done something unfair or unpleasant to you

  • feel bitterness towards somebody

Collocations bitterness towards someone · bitterness over something

  • She still feels a lot of bitterness towards her former boss.

    Cô ấy vẫn còn cảm thấy nhiều căm phẫn đối với sếp cũ của mình.

2 BITTER TASTE [uncountable] B2

Vị đắng, sự đắng cay

the taste of something that is bitter, or the quality of being bitter

  • have a bitterness

Collocations bitterness of coffee · the bitterness in the wine

  • The tea had an unpleasant bitterness.

    Trà có vị đắng khó chịu.