noun. The state or quality of being bitter, in any of the senses of that word.

noun. The quality or state of being bitter, sharp, or acrid, in either a literal or figurative sense; implacableness; resentfulness; severity; keenness of reproach or sarcasm; deep distress, grief, or vexation of mind.

noun. A state of extreme impiety or enmity to God.

noun. Dangerous error, or schism, tending to draw persons to apostasy.

noun. the quality of having a bitter taste

noun. the quality of feeling bitter; acrimony, resentment

noun. a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will

noun. the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste

noun. a rough and bitter manner

noun. the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth

"And as my bitterness began with you, in the end the bitterness is all that is left."