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acrimony

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ac·ri·mo·ny

[ak-ruh-moh-nee]
noun
sharpness, harshness, or bitterness of nature, speech, disposition, etc.: The speaker attacked him with great acrimony.

Origin:
1535–45; < Latin ācrimōnia, equivalent to ācri- (stem of ācer) sharp, sour + -mōnia -mony


bitterness, animosity, spitefulness, asperity, spite.


goodwill, civility, kindness, politeness.

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Example Sentences
  • But it has not reached that level of acrimony this year, at least yet.
  • His concern, he says, is that acrimony over the budget will delay progress and leave researchers spinning their wheels.
  • What's unusual about the labor negotiations currently underway is the lack of acrimony.
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acrimony (ˈækrɪmənɪ)
 
n , pl -nies
bitterness or sharpness of manner, speech, temper, etc
 
[C16: from Latin ācrimōnia, from ācer sharp, sour]

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acrimony
1540s, "quality of being acrid," from L. acrimonia "sharpness, pungency of taste," from acer "sharp" (fem. acris, neut. acre; see acrid) + -monia suffix of action, state, condition. Figurative extension to "sharpness of temper" is first recorded 1610s.
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