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acrimony

UK/ˈækɹɪməni//ˈækɹɪˌmoʊni/

acrimony noun: a sharp and bitter hatred.

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Noun

acrimony (countable and uncountable, plural acrimonies)

  1. A sharp and bitter hatred.
    • Her acrimony for her neighbors manifests itself with shouting and stomping.
    • In her resentful mood, these expressions had been remembered with acrimony and disdain; [...].1826, Mary Shelley, chapter 12, in The Last Man

acrimony meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Malayalam and Kannada

acrimony in Tamil

கசப்புணர்வு, வெறுப்பு, பகை, எரிச்சல்

acrimony in Urdu

حدت, تلخی, تیز مزاجی, تند خوئی

acrimony in Malayalam

കാഠിന്യം, വികാരപാരുഷ്യം, ക്രൂരവാക്ക്‌, രൂക്ഷത, പരുഷമായ, കഠിനമായ

acrimony in Kannada

ತೀವ್ರತೆ, ಕಟುತ್ವ, ತೀಕ್ಷ್ಣತೆ, ಹರಿತ, ಮೊನಚು

Synonyms of acrimony

Antonyms

All synonyms and antonyms of acrimony

Forms of acrimony

pluralacrimonies

Origin of acrimony

From Middle French acrimonie, from Latin ācrimōnia (“sharpness, pungency”).

Questions about acrimony

What does acrimony mean?
Acrimony means a sharp and bitter hatred.
What is acrimony in Tamil?
Acrimony in Tamil is கசப்புணர்வு, வெறுப்பு, பகை. See Acrimony meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is acrimony?
Acrimony is a noun.
How do you pronounce acrimony?
Acrimony is pronounced /ˈækɹɪməni/ (UK).
What is the plural of acrimony?
The plural of acrimony is acrimonies.

Words near acrimony in the dictionary

  1. acrihellin
  2. acrimonies
  3. acrimonious
  4. acrimoniously
  5. acrimoniousness
  6. acrimony
  7. acrinathrin
  8. acrinol
  9. acrinyl
  10. acrinyls
  11. Acris

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Adapted from Wiktionary: acrimony (page history and authors); acrimony (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); acrimony (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); acrimony (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); acrimony (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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