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German
Etymology
From Middle High German bitterkeit, from Old High German bittarīgheit. Analysable as bitter + -keit.
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Noun
Bitterkeit f (genitive Bitterkeit, plural Bitterkeiten)
- (uncountable) bitterness (the quality of having a bitter taste)
- die Bitterkeit eines schwarzen Kaffees ― the bitterness of a black coffee
- Diesem Erzeugnis mangelt es deutlich an Bitterkeit. ― This product has a severe lack of bitterness.
- (countable) bitterness, acrimony (the quality of being or feeling sad, bitter, embittered)
- Synonyms: Verbitterung, Groll, Härte
- Du bist voller Bitterkeit. ― You are full of bitterness.
- Die Bitterkeit seines Schicksals rührte mich zu Tränen. ― The bitterness of his lifestory moved me to tears.
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