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bitter.

bitter (having a bitter taste)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈbɪ.tɐ/

  1. bitter (having a bitter taste)

    Ich mag kein Bier, das ist mir zu bitter.

  2. bitter, disappointing, awful

    So kurz vor dem Ziel wegen einer Verletzung ausscheiden zu müssen, ist natürlich sehr bitter für ihn.

  3. bitter, embittered (resentful and negative as a result of bad experiences)

Where this word comes from

From Middle High German bitter, pitter, from Old High German bittar, from Proto-West Germanic *bitr.

adv/ˈbɪ.tɐ/

  1. bitterly

  2. very, deeply; used to intensify certain negative verbs

    Das hat ihn bitter enttäuscht.
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German bitter, pitter, from Old High German bittar, from Proto-West Germanic *bitr.

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