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acrimony

[ ak-ruh-moh-nee ]

/ ˈæk rəˌmoʊ ni /

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noun

sharpness, harshness, or bitterness of nature, speech, disposition, etc.: The speaker attacked him with great acrimony.

Origin of acrimony

1535–45; < Latin ācrimōnia, equivalent to ācri- (stem of ācer) sharp, sour + -mōnia -mony

SYNONYMS FOR acrimony

bitterness, animosity, spitefulness, asperity, spite.

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ANTONYMS FOR acrimony

goodwill, civility, kindness, politeness.

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Words nearby acrimony

acridine yellow, acriflavine, acriflavine hydrochloride, acrilan, acrimonious, acrimony, acritarch, acritical, acro dance, acro-, acroagnosis

Example sentences from the Web for acrimony

But after nearly three years of acrimony between the two former allies, the stubborn Erdoğan clung to his plans.

How The Pro-Israel Right Got Hagel And Kerry Backwards |Ali Gharib |April 25, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Indeed, the acrimony had reached such heights that I fully expected her to make her place in the opposition this time around.

Tzipi Livni, Israel's So-Called Lead Peace Negotiator |Emily L. Hauser |April 12, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
But if one recognizes that Americans see their country in religious terms, the level of acrimony is more easily understandable.

Why Is American Politics So Religious and Divisive? |Jordan Michael Smith |March 30, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
But it was certainly no shocker when it dissolved in acrimony.

Bob Woodward's So-Called Thinking Sort Of Explained |Michael Tomasky |February 28, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

There, acrimony between rap superstars and an indie filmmaker boiled over into the public realm as never before.

The Hip-Hop Doc War |Chris Lee |July 8, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
Its acrimony spared neither my work nor my character as a poet, and it produced almost universally a re-action against me.

The Home |Fredrika Bremer
Controversial writings, acrimony infused into by scholars, i. 153, and 317.

Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 (of 3) |Isaac Disraeli
Acrimony, ak′ri-mun-i, n. bitterness of feeling or language.

Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) |Various
"Detestable creatures," said Mrs. Hilary, with acrimony, as usual.

Dangerous Ages |Rose Macaulay
These, by their sweetness, allay the sharpness of rheums, and lenify their acrimony.

A Treatise on Foreign Teas |Hugh Smith

British Dictionary definitions for acrimony

acrimony

/ (ˈækrɪmənɪ) /

noun plural -nies

bitterness or sharpness of manner, speech, temper, etc

Word Origin for acrimony

C16: from Latin ācrimōnia, from ācer sharp, sour