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sharpness, harshness, or bitterness of nature, speech, disposition, etc.: The speaker attacked him with great acrimony.
Synonyms
bitterness, animosity, spitefulness, asperity, spite.
bitterness, animosity, spitefulness, asperity, spite.
Antonyms
goodwill, civility, kindness, politeness.
goodwill, civility, kindness, politeness.
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Acrimony
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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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Word Origin & History
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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