bitterness

Verbitterung, Groll

Anhaltende Wut und Verletztheit, weil man sich ungerecht behandelt fühlt.

In einfachem Englisch: Anger and hurt that remain because you feel someone treated you unfairly.

• He spoke with bitterness about the divorce.
• Her bitterness faded when they finally apologized.
• Do you still feel bitterness towards him?

So benutzt man es: bitterness towards someone (She felt no bitterness towards her former employer.)

Synonyme: resentment, rancor

Häufige Wendungen: feel bitterness, bitterness towards someone, full of bitterness, bitterness in something

Bitterkeit

Der kräftige, bittere Geschmack, etwa von dunkler Schokolade oder schwarzem Kaffee.

In einfachem Englisch: The strong, sharp taste found in foods such as dark chocolate or drinks such as black coffee.

• Sugar reduces the bitterness of coffee.
• The dark chocolate had a pleasant bitterness.
• I could still taste its bitterness after swallowing.

Gegenteile: sweetness

Häufige Wendungen: bitterness of coffee, slight bitterness, reduce the bitterness

Bitterkeit

Das Schmerzhafte oder Belastende einer Erfahrung, besonders eines Verlusts oder Misserfolgs.

In einfachem Englisch: The painful or upsetting quality of an experience, especially a loss or failure.

• She knew the bitterness of defeat.
• Their reunion eased the bitterness of years apart.
• He described the bitterness of losing his home.

Synonyme: pain, harshness

Häufige Wendungen: bitterness of defeat, bitterness of failure, bitterness of loss