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Bitterness vs Animosity - What's the difference?

bitterness | animosity |

As nouns the difference between bitterness and animosity

is that bitterness is the quality of having a bitter taste while animosity is violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike.

bitterness

English

Noun

  • the quality of having a bitter taste
  • the quality of feeling bitter; acrimony, resentment

    • Synonyms

    * (quality of being bitter in taste) acerbicness, acridity, acridness * (quality of feeling bitter) acrimony, gall, rancor/rancour, resentment

    animosity

    English

    Noun

    (animosities)
  • Violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike.

    • Synonyms

    * enmity * hatred * opposition * acrimony

    Antonyms

    * peace

    Related terms

    * animose

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