bitter pill

bit·ter pill

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [bit-er pil]
- /ˈbɪt ər pɪl/
- /ˈbɪtə(r) pɪl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bit-er pil]
- /ˈbɪt ər pɪl/

Definitions of bitter pill words

noun bitter pill a distressing experience or result that is hard to accept (often in the expression a bitter pill to swallow): Being passed over for promotion was a bitter pill to swallow. 1
noun bitter pill Alternative form of bitter pill to swallow. 0

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Parts of speech for Bitter pill

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adjective

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adverb

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exclamation

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bitter pill popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for bitter pill

noun bitter pill

bummer — If you say that something is a bummer, you mean that it is unpleasant or annoying.
downer — Informal. a depressant or sedative drug, especially a barbiturate. a depressing experience, person, or situation.
downside — the lower side or part.
wormwood — any composite herb or low shrub of the genus Artemisia.

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