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acrimony

 
Dictionary: ac·ri·mo·ny   (ăk'rə-mō') pronunciation
 
n.

Bitter, sharp animosity, especially as exhibited in speech or behavior.

[Latin ācrimōnia, sharpness, from ācer, sharp.]


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n

Definition: nasty behavior, speech
Antonyms: civility, courtesy, diplomacy, flattery, kindness, politeness, sweetness


 
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a sharp and bitter manner
  Synonyms: bitterness, acerbity, jaundice


 
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - surhed, bitterhed, skarphed

Nederlands (Dutch)
bitterheid

Français (French)
n. - acrimonie, aigreur

Deutsch (German)
n. - Bitterkeit, Verbitterung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - δριμύτητα, οξύτητα, βιαιότητα, τραχύτητα

Italiano (Italian)
acrimonia, amarezza

Português (Portuguese)
n. - acrimônia (f)

Русский (Russian)
желчность, язвительность, злобный нападок

Español (Spanish)
n. - acrimonia, acritud

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - bitterhet, hätskhet

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
尖刻, 辛辣, 厉害, 激烈, 讽刺

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 尖刻, 辛辣, 厲害, 激烈, 諷刺

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 격렬, 신랄

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - とげとげしさ, 辛辣さ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) لذع, قسوه, حده‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מרירות אופי, חריפות‬


 
 
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