Bitter may refer to:

Common uses

Resentment Resentment (also called ranklement or bitterness) is a complex, multilayered emotion that has been described as a mixture of disappointment, disgust and anger. Other psychologists consider it a mood or as a secondary emotion (including cognitiv ...

, negative emotion or attitude, similar to being jaded, cynical or otherwise negatively affected by experience *

Bitter (taste) The gustatory system or sense of taste is the sensory system that is partially responsible for the perception of taste (flavor). Taste is the perception produced or stimulated when a substance in the mouth reacts chemically with taste receptor ...

, one of the five basic tastes

Books

* '' Bitter (novel)'', a 2022 novel by

Akwaeke Emezi Akwaeke Emezi is a Nigerian fiction writer and video artist, best known for their novels ''Freshwater'', '' Pet,'' and their ''New York Times'' bestselling novel '' The Death of Vivek Oji''. Emezi is a generalist who writes speculative fiction ...

Food and drink

Bitter (beer) Bitter is an English style of pale ale that varies in colour from gold to dark amber, and in strength typically from 3% to 5.5% alcohol by volume. History The term "bitter" has been used in England to describe pale ale since the early 19th cent ...

, a British term for pale ale *

Bitters Bitters (plural also ''bitters'') is traditionally an alcoholic preparation flavored with botanical matter for a bitter or bittersweet flavor. Originally, numerous longstanding brands of bitters were developed as patent medicines, but now a ...

, an herbal preparation now used mostly in cocktails

Music

Albums

* ''Bitter'' (Jupiter Apple album), 2007 * ''Bitter'' (Meshell Ndegeocello album), 1999

Songs

* "Bitter" (Fletcher song), 2020 * “Bitter” song by The Vamps from

Cherry Blossom A cherry blossom, also known as Japanese cherry or sakura, is a flower of many trees of genus ''Prunus'' or ''Prunus'' subg. ''Cerasus''. They are common species in East Asia, including China, Korea and especially in Japan. They generally ...

* "Bitter", 1997 single by Lit from '' Tripping the Light Fantastic'' * "Bitter", song by Jill Sobule from her 1997 album '' Happy Town'' * "Bitter", single by New Zealand band

Shihad Shihad are a rock band formed in Wellington, New Zealand in 1988. The band consists of founders Tom Larkin (drums, backing vocals, samplers), Phil Knight (lead guitar, synthesiser, backing vocals) and Jon Toogood (lead vocals, rhythm guita ...

* "Bitter", song by Remy Zero from ''

The Golden Hum ''The Golden Hum'' is the third and final studio album by American band Remy Zero, released in 2001, produced for Elektra Records. The album became popular for the song "Save Me", which was featured as the theme song for the TV show ''Smallvi ...

'' * "Bitter", song by Reks from ''

More Grey Hairs More Grey Hairs is a compilation album by the American rapper Reks, released on March 10, 2009, by ShowOff Records. The album contains previously unreleased songs that were cut from Reks' previous album, ''Grey Hairs Grey Hairs is the third ...

Other uses

Bitter (surname) The surnames Bitter, de Bitter or Von Bitter may refer to: * Billy Bitter (born 1988), an American lacrosse player * Francis Bitter (1902–1967), an American physicist who invented the Bitter electromagnet, which uses circular metal plates inste ...

(including a list of persons with the name) *

Bitter Cars Erich Bitter Automobil GmbH (Bitter) is a premium sports-luxury automobile marque produced in Germany and later Austria. Founder Erich Bitter, a former racing driver turned automobile tuner, importer and ultimately designer began crafting his ...

, a German car company