Acrimony
11acrimony — /ak reuh moh nee/, n. sharpness, harshness, or bitterness of nature, speech, disposition, etc.: The speaker attacked him with great acrimony. [1535 45; < L acrimonia, equiv. to acri (s. of acer) sharp, sour + monia MONY] Syn. bitterness,… …
12acrimony — noun A sharp and bitter hatred. Her acrimony for her neighbors manifests itself with shouting and stomping. Syn: animosity, bitterness, enmity, hatred, opposition …
13acrimony — ac|ri|mo|ny [ ækrı,mouni ] noun uncount angry and unpleasant words and feelings: The campaign has been marked by acrimony on both sides …
14acrimony — noun the meeting ended with acrimony on both sides Syn: bitterness, anger, rancor, resentment, ill feeling, ill will, bad blood, animosity, hostility, enmity, antagonism, waspishness, spleen, malice, spite, spitefulness, peevishness, venom …
15acrimony — UK [ˈækrɪmənɪ] / US [ˈækrɪˌmoʊnɪ] noun [uncountable] angry and unpleasant words and feelings The campaign has been marked by acrimony on both sides …
16acrimony — noun (plural nies) Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French acrimonie, from Latin acrimonia, from acr , acer Date: 1542 harsh or biting sharpness especially of words, manner, or disposition …
17acrimony — The quality of being intensely irritant, biting, or pungent. [L. acrimonia, pungency] …
18acrimony — Synonyms and related words: acerbity, acid, acidity, acidness, acidulousness, acridity, animosity, animus, antipathy, asperity, astringency, bad blood, bile, bite, bitingness, bitter feeling, bitter resentment, bitterness, bitterness of spirit,… …
19acrimony — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. bitterness, rancor, acerbity, asperity, resentment, discourtesy, pungency.Ant., civility; goodwill, amiability. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. bitterness, asperity, harshness, rancor; see anger , bitterness… …
20acrimony — ac|ri|mo|ny [ˈækrıməni US mouni] n [U] [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: acrimonia, from acer; ACRID] formal feelings of anger between people who disagree strongly and do not like each other …
