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Common collocations with bitter in American Collocation

bitter adjective

US /ˈbɪtər/

very

extremely
particularly

There was a particularly bitter dispute over payment for working overtime.

more and more

increasingly

He became increasingly bitter as the year went on.

rather

a little
rather
slightly
somewhat

The decision has left her feeling somewhat bitter.

disappointment

disappointment

The trite ending to this film is a bitter disappointment.

conflict

battle
conflict
controversy
dispute
feud
fighting
hatred
quarrel
recriminations
rivalry
row

The boardroom was the scene of bitter rivalry.

opponent

enemy
rival

The Bolsheviks were their strongest and bitterest enemies.

become
feel
make someone
remain
seem
sound

I still feel extremely bitter about the way they had treated me.

That experience has made me very bitter.

person

angry
cynical
resentful
sad
twisted

He became bitter and twisted, unwilling to trust anyone again.

disagreement

acrimonious

The debate turned bitter and acrimonious at times.