Noun:

கசப்ப தன்மை,

bitterness's Usage Examples:

Dean could read the bitterness in his voice.

The vast majority of Afghans are of the Sunni sect; but there are, in their midst, such powerful communities of Shiahs as the Hazaras of the central districts, the Kizilbashes of Kabul and the Turis of the Kurram border, nor is there between them that bitterness of sectarian animosity which is so marked a feature in India.

Suddenly, Deidre's vague story of lost love and Gabe's bitterness towards her clicked.

In September 2003, he and ex-wife Sadie were granted a ' quickie ' divorce, amid bitterness and recriminations.

The stirring incidents in the political emancipation of Portugal inspired his muse, and he describes the bitterness of exile, the adventurous expedition to Terceira, the heroic defence of Oporto, and the final combats of liberty.

Some comments by Wesley upon Toplady's presentation of Calvinism led to a controversy which was carried on with much bitterness on both sides.

She recalled with bitterness how he'd plied her with potion, falsely igniting her deep seeded passions until there was no turning back from his rampant lust.

She was starting to taste the bitterness of reality.

But the angel of forgetfulness has gathered up and carried away much of the misery and all the bitterness of those sad days.

While some martini lovers may argue that shaking with ice "bruises" the ingredients and results in bitterness, such a flavor is not unwelcome in this mixed drink that depends on a bit of "aperitif" flavor for the distinctive aftertaste.

The bitterness is imparted by such substances as bitter orange rind, gentian, rhubarb, quassia, cascarilla, angostura, quinine and cinchona.

Synonyms:

hostility, envy, heartburning, score, huffishness, ill will, enmity, grudge, resentment, rancour, gall, grievance, rancor, sulkiness, enviousness,

Antonyms:

painless, unresentful, tolerable, pleasant, unpleasantness,