Polyglot Dictionary

bitterböse

/ˈbɪtɐˌbøːzə/

adjective C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Negative

Meaning

  1. furious, very angry

    Built from bitter (bitter) + böse (evil).

    • Sie war bitterböse auf ihn.

      She was furious with him.

Made of

  • bitter bitter
  • böse evil

Similar words

erzürnt

Erzürnt is a more literary word for being angered; bitterböse is the stronger everyday word for being furious.

Similar in other languages

English

angry

angry is the English word for the same thing — both mean "furious, very angry."

Portuguese

bravo

bravo is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "angry, fierce."

English

fierce

Close — furious, very angry relates to fierce.

Practice

1 What does bitterböse mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie war ___ auf ihn.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches bitterböse?

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