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gall and wormwood

gall and wormwood noun: bitterness and resentment.

Noun

gall and wormwood (uncountable)

  1. (idiomatic) bitterness and resentment

Origin of gall and wormwood

From Deuteronomy 29:18 of the King James Bible.

Questions about gall and wormwood

What does gall and wormwood mean?
Gall and wormwood means bitterness and resentment.
What part of speech is gall and wormwood?
Gall and wormwood is a noun.

Words near gall and wormwood in the dictionary

  1. galjoen
  2. Galka
  3. Galkas
  4. galkhaite
  5. gall
  6. gall and wormwood
  7. gall bladder
  8. gall bladders
  9. gall dang
  10. gall flower
  11. gall flowers

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