Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Bitter

Bitter

Definition: A person feels bitter after a disappointing experience or after being treated un fairly.

Etymology: Word bitter comes from the word 'Bittersweet' in the 14th century transfered to the taste bitter in 1713 and moved to the meaning bitter end from 1849.

He is said to be very bitter about the way those gangsters beat him up and robbed him of all of his most valued prized possesions.

Goy Shen (11) 1-2

1 comment:

Lim Choon Chi said...

Good job, goy. I learnt something new about the word 'bitter' from your post.