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acrimony

/ˈækrɪmoʊni/

Meanings
noun
A sharp and bitter hatred.

Examples :

"Her acrimony for her neighbors manifests itself with shouting and stomping."
emotion attitude character

Related Words

Illustration stomping

stomping verb

/ˈstɒmpɪŋ/ /ˈstʌmpɪŋ/

To trample heavily.

"The angry child was stomping on his toys. "

Illustration manifests

manifests noun

/ˈmænɪfest/ /ˈmænɪfests/

A list or invoice of the passengers or goods being carried by a commercial vehicle or ship.

"The customs officer carefully checked the ship's manifests to verify the declared cargo. "

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and noun

/ænd/ /ənd/ /ən/

In rhythm, the second half of a divided beat.

"The drummer emphasized the ands in the song, making the rhythm very clear. "

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neighbors noun

/ˈneɪbərz/

A person living on adjacent or nearby land; a person situated adjacently or nearby; anything (of the same type of thing as the subject) in an adjacent or nearby position.

"My neighbour has two noisy cats."

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sharp noun

/ʃɑːp/ /ʃɑɹp/

The symbol ♯, placed after the name of a note in the key signature or before a note on the staff to indicate that the note is to be played a semitone higher.

"The pitch pipe sounded out a perfect F♯ (F sharp)."

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with adverb

/wɪθ/ /wɪð/

Along, together with others, in a group, etc.

"Do you want to come with?"

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for preposition

/fɔːr/

Used to indicate the object or recipient of an action.

"This gift is for you."

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itself pronoun

/ɪtˈsɛlf/

(reflexive pronoun) it; A thing as the object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject

"The door closed by itself"

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hatred noun

/ˈheɪtɹɪd/

Strong aversion; intense dislike

"The student felt a strong hatred for the bully who constantly picked on him. "

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bitter noun

/ˈbɪtə/ /ˈbɪtəɹ/

(usually in the plural bitters) A liquid or powder, made from bitter herbs, used in mixed drinks or as a tonic.

"My grandmother always adds a few dashes of orange bitters to her gin and tonic. "

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shouting verb

/ˈʃaʊtɪŋ/

To utter a sudden and loud cry, as in joy, triumph, exultation or anger, or to attract attention, to animate others, etc.

"The children shouted with joy when they saw the ice cream truck. "

Illustration her

her noun

/ə(ɹ)/ /ɚ/

A female person or animal.

"I think this bird is a him, but it may be a her."