bitterness
Collocations
9(noun.)
ADJ
considerable, great, real
QUANT
edge, hint, touch, trace
VERB + BITTERNESS
feel
After years of therapy, he finally stopped feeling bitterness about his childhood.
show
Despite losing her job, she showed no bitterness toward her former employer.
PREP
with/without ~
He listened to their complaints without any bitterness, even though he had every reason to feel hurt.
~ about/over
She couldn't hide her bitterness about losing the promotion to a younger colleague.
~ against/towards
She felt a deep bitterness against the company that had treated her unfairly for years.
~ among
There was growing bitterness among the team members after the unfair decision was announced.
~ between
Years of disagreement had created deep bitterness between the two neighboring families.