Origin of bitter
before 1000; Middle English, Old English
biter; cognate with German
bitter, Old Norse
bitr, Gothic
baitrs; akin to
bite
SYNONYMS FOR bitter
OTHER WORDS FROM bitter
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH bitter
bidder bitterWords nearby bitter
bitstock,
bitstream,
bitsy,
bitt,
bitten,
bitter,
bitter almond,
bitter almond oil,
bitter apple,
bitter cassava,
bitter cress
Example sentences from the Web for bitter
British Dictionary definitions for bitter
See also
bitters
Derived forms of bitter
bitterly, adverb bitterness, nounWord Origin for bitter
Old English
biter; related to
bītan to
bite
Idioms and Phrases with bitter
bitter