The meaning of Acrimony

noun

Strong hostility.

Usage examples:

He no longer felt any animosity towards her

noun

Active hostility or opposition.

Usage examples:

The antagonism between them

noun

Strong dislike or opposition, or a particular example of it

Usage examples:

[ u ] the attorney accused the witness of antagonism toward his client.

idiom

A feeling of ill will arousing active hostility

noun

Ill feeling.

Usage examples:

There has always been bad blood between these families

noun

Feelings of hate between people because of arguments in the past

Usage examples:

There has been bad blood between the two families for years.

noun

Sharpness of taste; lack of sweetness.

Usage examples:

The lime juice imparts a slight bitterness

noun

A state or feeling of active opposition or hostility.

Usage examples:

Decades of enmity between the two countries

noun

Strong dislike or hate

noun

Hostile behaviour; unfriendliness or opposition.

Usage examples:

Their hostility to all outsiders

noun

An occasion when someone is unfriendly or shows that they do not like something

Usage examples:

They showed open (= obvious) hostility to/towards their new neighbours., hostilities began/broke ou…

noun

The quality of being made angry easily

Usage examples:

He has a reputation for irascibility., there was as much affection as irascibility in her remark.

noun

The desire to harm someone; ill will.

Usage examples:

I bear no malice towards anybody

noun

The intention to do something wrong and esp. to cause injury

Usage examples:

An employee would have to prove an employer acted out of malice in order to sue.

noun

A hawaiian dish made from the fermented root of the taro which has been baked and pounded to a paste.

Usage examples:

Their diet consisted primarily of poi (pounded taro); pork, coconut, and all but three varieties of…

noun

A small light ball of woven flax, swung rhythmically on the end of a string in maori action songs and dances.

Usage examples:

We watch people breathing fire and dancing with poi

noun

A thick, soft food from hawaii made from the root of a tropical plant that is crushed and then fermented (= changed by the action of bacteria)

Usage examples:

We lived off fish, fruit, and poi., you can pick up a bag of poi from the chilled counter.

noun

Bitterness or resentfulness, especially when long standing.

Usage examples:

He spoke without rancour

noun

A feeling of hate and continuing anger about something in the past

Usage examples:

They cheated me, but i feel no rancour towards/against them.

noun

Bitter indignation at having been treated unfairly.

Usage examples:

His resentment at being demoted

noun

A feeling of anger because you have been forced to accept something that you do not like

Usage examples:

He harbours a deep resentment against his parents for his miserable childhood., this decision has c…

noun

The use of irony to mock or convey contempt.

Usage examples:

She didn't like the note of sarcasm in his voice

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Remarks that mean the opposite of what they say, made to criticize someone or something in a way that is amusing to others but annoying to the person criticized

Usage examples:

Biting/heavy sarcasm, sarcastic comments

noun

The quality of wanting to annoy, upset, or hurt another person, because you feel angry towards them

Usage examples:

There is an incredible level of small-minded immaturity and spitefulness among some people.

noun

An abdominal organ involved in the production and removal of blood cells in most vertebrates and forming part of the immune system.

Usage examples:

Glass particles were found in the pulmonary capillaries, livers, kidneys, spleens, and intestinal w…

noun

A poisonous substance secreted by animals such as snakes, spiders, and scorpions and typically injected into prey or aggressors by biting or stinging.

Usage examples:

Snake venoms have different effects

noun

A poisonous liquid produced by some snakes, insects, and spiders when they bite

Usage examples:

Fig. his diary was full of venom and hate for everyone in authority., a venomous snake/spider