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🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

कड़वा

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kadwa

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Bitter/ˈbɪt.ər/
adjectivenounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2100 frequency
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"कॉफी मेरे लिए बहुत कड़वी थी।"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Having a sharp, pungent taste or smell; not sweet.

    "The coffee was too bitter for my liking, lacking any sweetness."
  2. 2

    Feeling or showing anger, hurt, or resentment.

    "She felt bitter about the unfair treatment she received at work."
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Synonyms (3)
Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Old English 'biter', meaning 'sharp, biting, painful, or bitter in taste', originating from Proto-Germanic '*bitraz' (from the root of 'bite'). Historically, the term expanded from physical taste senses to psychological states of sorrow, resentment, and harsh environmental conditions by the Middle English period.

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