acrimony[noun]Synonyms: bitterness, harshness, ill will, irascibility, rancour, virulence
Antonyms: suavity
Contrasted words: civility, courtesy, graciousness, politeness, diplomacy, urbanity
Related Words: bitterness,
ill will,
malevolence,
malice,
malignity,
spite,
spleen,
animosity,
animus,
antipathy,
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ac‧ri‧mo‧ny /ˈækrəməni, ˈækrɪməni $ -moʊni/
noun [uncountable][
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: Latin;
Origin: acrimonia, from acer; ⇒ acrid]
formal feelings of anger between people who disagree strongly and do not like each other
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