"bitterness" meaning in English

See bitterness in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈbɪtənəs/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bitterness.wav [UK] Forms: bitterness [singular], [plural]
Etymology: bitter + -ness Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|bitter|ness}} bitter + -ness Head templates: {{noun4}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The bitterness of a food, plant, chemical, etc. is how bitter it is.
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  2. The bitterness of a situation is how bitter it makes you feel.
    Sense id: simple-bitterness-en-noun-SNNOzxY3
  3. Your bitterness is how bitter you feel.
    Sense id: simple-bitterness-en-noun-9l4HvSui
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ness
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