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acrimony en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈækɹɪˌmoʊni/ (General-American)
  • /ˈækɹɪməni/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱrós Proto-Italic *akris Latin ācer Proto-Indo-European *-mṓ Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -mōnium Latin -mōnia Latin ācrimōniader. Middle French acrimoniebor. English acrimony From Middle French acrimonie, from Latin ācrimōnia (“sharpness, pungency”).

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) A sharp and bitter hatred.
    • In her resentful mood, these expressions had been remembered with acrimony and disdain; [...]. 1826, Mary Shelley, chapter 12, in The Last Man:
    • Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp was prepared to play a game of patience to land Virgil van Dijk after his initial move to sign the Netherlands captain from Southampton in the summer of 2017 ended in acrimony. 2018 November 3, Phil McNulty, “Arsenal 1 - 1 Liverpool”, in BBC Sport:
    • Her acrimony for her neighbors manifests itself with shouting and stomping.
    • In the rumbustious atmosphere of the mania years, 1845 and 1846, this state of things gave rise to acrimony which both sides faced with confidence; but as the reaction set in during 1847, it seemed better to come to terms. 1955 February, Michael Robbins, “A Railway Treaty: The Brighton and South Eastern Agreement of 1848”, in Railway Magazine, page 98:

Forms

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acrimonies Number=Plur lexicographic

Antonyms

friendship · peace

Relateds

acrimonious

Synonyms

bitterness · hatred · enmity · opposition · animosity

Translations (25)

tr dargınlık (bitter hatred) · cs strohost (bitter hatred) · la acrimonia (bitter hatred) · pt acrimônia (bitter hatred) · gl acrimonia (bitter hatred) · fr aigreur (bitter hatred) · es acrimonia (bitter hatred) · fr acrimonie (bitter hatred) · gl acritude (bitter hatred) · cs jízlivost (bitter hatred) · ko 호됨 (bitter hatred) · cs rozhořčenost (bitter hatred) · scn acrimonia (bitter hatred) · de bitterer Hass (bitter hatred) · fr âcreté (bitter hatred) · sh ògōrčenōst (bitter hatred) · ca acrimònia (bitter hatred) · fi katkeruus (bitter hatred) · pt acrimónia (bitter hatred) · sh о̀го̄рчено̄ст (bitter hatred) · ro acrimonie (bitter hatred) · kw hwerowder (bitter hatred) · mi pūraurautanga (bitter hatred) · de Verbitterung (bitter hatred) · tr burukluk (bitter hatred)