bitterness

From LSJ

Ἀμήχανον δὲ παντὸς ἀνδρὸς ἐκμαθεῖν ψυχήν τε καὶ φρόνημα καὶ γνώμην πρὶν ἂν ἀρχαῖς τε καὶ νόμοισιν ἐντριβὴς φανῇ → It is impossible to know the spirit, thought, and mind of any man before he be versed in sovereignty and the laws

Sophocles, Antigone, 175-7

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substantive

of taste: P. πικρότης, ἡ.

Met., P. and V. πικρότης, ἡ; see also anger.

pain: P. and V. λύπη, ἡ, ἀνία, ἡ; see pain.

hostility: P. and V. ἔχθος, τό, ἔχθρα, ἡ, δυσμένεια, ἡ.

cruelty: P. χαλεπότης, ἡ, P. and V. ὠμότης, ἡ.

Translations

Arabic: مَرَارَة‎; Aromanian: amãrãciuni, amãreatsã; Asturian: amargor, amargura; Bulgarian: горчивина; Catalan: amargor, amargura, amarguesa; Esperanto: amareco, amaro; Finnish: kitkeryys; Franco-Provençal: amaritúdina; French: amertume; Galician: amargor, amargura, amargueza, amarguranza; German: Bitterkeit, Bitternis; Gothic: 𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍄𐍂𐌴𐌹; Greek: πίκρα; Ancient Greek: πικρία, πικρότης; Hebrew: מרירות‎; Hungarian: keserűség; Italian: amarezza; Latin: acerbitas, amaritas, amarities, amaritudo, amarulentia, austeritas; Macedonian: горчина; Malayalam: കയ്പ്പ്; Norwegian Bokmål: bitterhet; Plautdietsch: Bettaniss; Polish: gorzkość, gorycz; Portuguese: amargura; Romanian: amărăciune, amăreală; Russian: горечь; Sardinian Logudorese: rangigùmene; Slovak: horkosť; Spanish: amargo, amargura, amargor; Swedish: bitterhet; Tausug: pait; Telugu: చేదు; Thai: ความขม; Turkish: acılık; Ukrainian: гіркота, гі́ркість