Polyglot Dictionary

Bitterkeit

/ˈbɪtɐkaɪ̯t/

die noun B2

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. bitterness

    From bitter (bitter).

    • In ihrer Stimme lag Bitterkeit.

      There was bitterness in her voice.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Groll

Bitterkeit is a lingering bitterness or disappointment; Groll is resentment, a grudge held specifically against someone.

Similar in other languages

English

resentment

Close — bitterness and resentment overlap.

Practice

1 What does Bitterkeit mean?

2 Fill the gap: In ihrer Stimme lag ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Bitterkeit?

See also

noun

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