acrimony
pronunciation
How to pronounce acrimony in British English:
UK [ˈækrɪməni]
How to pronounce acrimony in American English:
US [ˈækrɪmoʊni]
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- Noun:
- a sharp and bitter manner
Word Origin
- acrimony (n.)
- 1540s, "quality of being acrid," from Middle French acrimonie or directly from Latin acrimonia "sharpness, pungency of taste," figuratively "acrimony, severity, energy," from acer "sharp" (fem. acris, neuter acre; see acrid) + -monia suffix of action, state, condition. Figurative extension to "sharpness of temper" is first recorded 1610s.
Example
- 1. Yet prison work is riven with acrimony .
- 2. But all in all the division of the spoils seems a good one , and surprisingly free of acrimony .
- 3. But a lawsuit from mr miller may bring months of acrimony .
- 4. Despite the potential for acrimony , business angels and venture capitalists have to work together .
- 5. But with rising distrust and acrimony between china and the west , china may choose to do nothing just to show that the west cannot bash it and beg at the same time .