acrimony

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acrimony

  • /ˈækɹɪməni/ UK
  • /ˈækɹɪˌmoʊni/ US

Where it comes from

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

noun acrimonies

  1. countable, uncountable A sharp and bitter hatred. Her acrimony for her neighbors manifests itself with shouting and stomping.

    Similar: animosity, bitterness, enmity, hatred, opposition

Opposite: friendship, peace

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noun

Opposite: friendship, peace

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noun bitter hatred

Españolacrimonia
한국어호됨 hodoem
Portuguêsacrimónia, acrimônia
Françaisacrimonie, âcreté, aigreur
DeutschVerbitterung, bitterer Hass
Românăacrimonie

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"acrimony." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/acrimony. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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acrimony. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/acrimony

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"acrimony." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/acrimony.

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@misc{acrimony_2026,
  title = {acrimony},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/acrimony},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}