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nounsharpness, harshness, or bitterness of nature, speech, disposition, etc.: The speaker attacked him with great acrimony. Origin of acrimony1535–45; <Latin ācrimōnia, equivalent to ācri- (stem of ācer) sharp, sour + -mōnia-mony SYNONYMS FOR acrimonybitterness, animosity, spitefulness, asperity, spite. SEE SYNONYMS FOR acrimony ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR acrimonygoodwill, civility, kindness, politeness. SEE ANTONYMS FOR acrimony ON THESAURUS.COM Words nearby acrimonyacridine yellow, acriflavine, acriflavine hydrochloride, Acrilan, acrimonious, acrimony, acritarch, acritical, acro-, acroagnosis, acroanesthesia Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for acrimonyBut after nearly three years of acrimony between the two former allies, the stubborn Erdoğan clung to his plans. How The Pro-Israel Right Got Hagel And Kerry Backwards|Ali Gharib|April 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST Indeed, the acrimony had reached such heights that I fully expected her to make her place in the opposition this time around. Tzipi Livni, Israel's So-Called Lead Peace Negotiator|Emily L. Hauser|April 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST But if one recognizes that Americans see their country in religious terms, the level of acrimony is more easily understandable. Why Is American Politics So Religious and Divisive?|Jordan Michael Smith|March 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST But it was certainly no shocker when it dissolved in acrimony. Bob Woodward's So-Called Thinking Sort Of Explained|Michael Tomasky|February 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST
There, acrimony between rap superstars and an indie filmmaker boiled over into the public realm as never before. The Hip-Hop Doc War|Chris Lee|July 8, 2011|DAILY BEAST Its acrimony spared neither my work nor my character as a poet, and it produced almost universally a re-action against me. Controversial writings, acrimony infused into by scholars, i. 153, and 317. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 (of 3)|Isaac Disraeli Acrimony, ak′ri-mun-i, n. bitterness of feeling or language. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various "Detestable creatures," said Mrs. Hilary, with acrimony, as usual. Dangerous Ages|Rose Macaulay These, by their sweetness, allay the sharpness of rheums, and lenify their acrimony. A Treatise on Foreign Teas|Hugh Smith
British Dictionary definitions for acrimony
noun plural -niesbitterness or sharpness of manner, speech, temper, etc Word Origin for acrimonyC16: from Latin ācrimōnia, from ācer sharp, sour Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to acrimonyanimosity, ill will, belligerence, bitterness, rancor, harshness, spite, malevolence, sarcasm, tartness, antipathy, malice, acerbity, virulence, rudeness, peevishness, asperity, irascibility, astringency, crankiness |