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From Middle High German bitterkeit, from Old High German bittarīgheit. Analysable as bitter +‎ -keit.

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbɪtɐkaɪ̯t/
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Bitterkeit f (genitive Bitterkeit, plural Bitterkeiten)

  1. (uncountable) bitterness (the quality of having a bitter taste)
    die Bitterkeit eines schwarzen Kaffeesthe bitterness of a black coffee
    Diesem Erzeugnis mangelt es deutlich an Bitterkeit.This product has a severe lack of bitterness.
  2. (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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