acrimony
noun/ˈækrɪməni/
/ˈækrɪməʊni/
[uncountable] (formal)- angry bitter feelings or words
- The dispute was settled without acrimony.
Word Originmid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘bitter taste or smell’): from French acrimonie or Latin acrimonia, from acer, acri- ‘pungent, acrid’.Definitions on the go
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