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acrimony

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ac⋅ri⋅mo⋅ny

  [ak-ruh-moh-nee]
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–noun
sharpness, harshness, or bitterness of nature, speech, disposition, etc.: The speaker attacked him with great acrimony.
Origin:
1535–45; < L ācrimōnia, equiv. to ācri- (s. of ācer) sharp, sour + -mōnia -mony

Synonyms:
bitterness, animosity, spitefulness, asperity, spite.

Antonyms:
goodwill, civility, kindness, politeness.
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ac·ri·mo·ny   (āk'rə-mō'nē)   
n.  Bitter, sharp animosity, especially as exhibited in speech or behavior.

[Latin ācrimōnia, sharpness, from ācer, sharp; see ak- in Indo-European roots.]
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Word Origin & History

acrimony 
1542, "quality of being acrid," from L. acrimonia "sharpness, pungency of taste," from acer "sharp" (see acrid) + -monia suffix of action, state, condition. Figurative extension to "sharpness of temper" is first recorded 1618.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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