acrimonious

/,ækri'mounjəs/

Thân thiện

An acrimonious debate erupted during the town hall meeting.

Definition

Adjective: - Bitter and angry in tone or manner: Describes speech, arguments, or relationships characterized by strong resentment, harshness, and ill will. - Marked by strong resentment or cynicism: Involving deep-seated bitterness, often resulting from a dispute or disagreement.

Usage

The adjective "acrimonious" is used to describe situations, exchanges, or feelings that are filled with bitterness and animosity. It is a formal word often applied to conflicts, debates, separations, or criticisms. - It typically modifies nouns like debate, dispute, divorce, argument, relationship, exchange, or tone. - It describes the quality of the interaction as being sharp, bitter, and resentful.

Examples

• The negotiations between the two companies ended in an acrimonious stalemate.
• Their acrimonious divorce was covered extensively in the newspapers.
• The meeting was followed by an acrimonious exchange of letters between the directors.
• Despite their past friendship, their professional relationship became increasingly acrimonious.

Advanced Usage

• "acrimoniously" (adverb): In a bitter and angry manner.
  • The partnership dissolved acrimoniously after years of disagreement.
• The term often implies that the bitterness is prolonged and deeply felt, not just a momentary anger.

Variants and Related Words

• Acrimony (noun): Bitterness or ill feeling.
  • The debate was filled with personal acrimony.
• Acrimoniousness (noun): The state or quality of being acrimonious. (Less common)

Synonyms

• Bitter: Having a sharp, unpleasant taste; (figuratively) characterized by resentment.
• Caustic: Bitingly sarcastic or harsh.
• Vitriolic: Filled with bitter criticism or malice.
• Sarcastic: Marked by or given to using irony in order to mock or convey contempt.
• Hostile: Unfriendly; antagonistic.

Antonyms

• Amiable: Having or displaying a friendly and pleasant manner.
• Cordial: Warm and friendly.
• Harmonious: Free from disagreement or dissent.
• Peaceful: Free from disturbance; tranquil.

Idioms and Common Phrases

While there are no direct idioms using "acrimonious," the concept is central to phrases describing bitter conflict: - Part on bad terms: To end a relationship with anger and resentment. - Unfortunately, they parted on bad terms after the acrimonious argument. - A war of words: A bitter exchange of arguments or criticisms. - The political debate turned into a protracted and acrimonious war of words.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. marked by strong resentment or cynicism
   • an acrimonious dispute
   • bitter about the divorce

Từ đồng nghĩa

• bitter