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Acrimonious

adjective/kˈɑːɹdɪˌoʊpʌŋktʃɚ/
Definition
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/kˈɑːɹdɪˌoʊpʌŋktʃɚ/
🇬🇧British English
/bˈʌŋɡɑːɹəs/
🇮🇳Indian English
/bˈʌŋɡɑːɹəs/
4 syllables Say it as /kˈɑːɹdɪˌoʊpʌŋktʃɚ/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
adjectivemarked by strong resentment or cynicism
“an acrimonious dispute”
Word Forms
acrimonynouna rough and bitter manner
bitternessnouna rough and bitter manner
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
erbittert
gekennzeichnet durch starken Groll oder Zynismus
🇫🇷French
acrimonieux
marqué par un fort ressentiment ou un cynisme
🇪🇸Spanish
mordaz
marcado por un fuerte resentimiento o cinismo
🇮🇹Italian
astioso
segnato da forte risentimento o cinismo
🇳🇱Dutch
bitter
gekenmerkt door sterke wrok of cynisme
🇵🇹Portuguese
amargo
marcado por forte ressentimento ou cinismo
🇷🇺Russian
резкий
отмечено сильным негодованием или цинизмом
India
🇮🇳Hindi
उग्र
तीव्र आक्रोश या संशयवाद द्वारा चिह्नित
🇧🇩Bengali
তীব্র
শক্তিশালী বিরক্তি বা নিন্দাবাদ দ্বারা চিহ্নিত
🇮🇳Tamil
கடுமையான
கடுமையான மனக்கசப்பு அல்லது இழிந்த தன்மையால் குறிக்கப்பட்டது
🇮🇳Telugu
క్రూరమైన
బలమైన ఆగ్రహం లేదా విరక్తితో గుర్తించబడింది
🇮🇳Marathi
तीव्र
तीव्र संताप किंवा निंदकतेने चिन्हांकित
🇮🇳Gujarati
ઉગ્ર
મજબૂત રોષ અથવા નિંદા દ્વારા ચિહ્નિત
🇮🇳Kannada
ಕಟುವಾದ
ಬಲವಾದ ಅಸಮಾಧಾನ ಅಥವಾ ಸಿನಿಕತನದಿಂದ ಗುರುತಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
കഠിനമായ
ശക്തമായ നീരസം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സിനിസിസം അടയാളപ്പെടുത്തിയിരിക്കുന്നു
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਤਿੱਖਾ
ਸਖ਼ਤ ਨਾਰਾਜ਼ਗੀ ਜਾਂ ਸਨਕੀ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹਿਤ
🇵🇰Urdu
تلخ
سخت ناراضگی یا گھٹیا پن سے نشان زد
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
尖刻
以强烈的怨恨或愤世嫉俗为特征
🇯🇵Japanese
辛辣な
強い憤りまたは冷笑的な態度を特徴とする
🇰🇷Korean
통렬한
강한 분노나 냉소주의가 특징
🇻🇳Vietnamese
chua cay
được đánh dấu bằng sự oán giận hoặc hoài nghi mạnh mẽ
🇹🇭Thai
เผ็ดร้อน
ทำเครื่องหมายด้วยความขุ่นเคืองหรือความเห็นถากถางดูถูกอย่างรุนแรง
🇮🇩Indonesian
sengit
ditandai dengan kebencian atau sinisme yang kuat
🇲🇾Malay
garang
ditandai dengan kebencian atau sinis yang kuat
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
لاذع
تتميز بالاستياء الشديد أو السخرية
🇮🇷Persian
تندخو
با کینه یا بدبینی شدید مشخص شده است
🇹🇷Turkish
sert
güçlü bir kızgınlık veya alaycılıkla işaretlenmiş
🇮🇱Hebrew
מַר נֶפֶשׁ
מסומן בטינה עזה או ציניות
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'acrimonious'?
The primary meaning of 'acrimonious' is 'marked by strong resentment or cynicism'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'acrimonious' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'acrimonious' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'acrimonious' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'acrimonious' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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