acrimony
noun
ac·ri·mo·ny
ˈa-krə-ˌmō-nē 
plural acrimonies
: anger and bitterness : harsh or biting sharpness especially of words, manner, or feelings
The dispute continued with increased acrimony.
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Examples of acrimony in a Sentence
The dispute began again with increased acrimony.
she responded with such acrimony that he never brought the subject up again
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Sure, Klay Thompson — amid a surprising amount of one-sided acrimony — walked out the door, and yes, the Warriors did not turn Chris Paul’s expiring contract into, well, anything.
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Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 3 July 2024
In a penitentiary, the boys face confinement, harassment, and acrimony similar to the dehumanization of a concentration camp.
—Armond White, National Review, 19 June 2024
Disney in May 2023 scrapped the project, which was valued at around $1 billion, after a year of acrimony between the company and DeSantis.
—Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 21 June 2024
Manigault-Newman served as a Trump aide but left his White House amid acrimony and wrote her own tell-all memoir.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 30 May 2024
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Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 3 July 2024
In a penitentiary, the boys face confinement, harassment, and acrimony similar to the dehumanization of a concentration camp.
—Armond White, National Review, 19 June 2024
Disney in May 2023 scrapped the project, which was valued at around $1 billion, after a year of acrimony between the company and DeSantis.
—Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 21 June 2024
Manigault-Newman served as a Trump aide but left his White House amid acrimony and wrote her own tell-all memoir.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 30 May 2024
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acrimony
noun
ac·ri·mo·ny
ˈak-rə-ˌmō-nē
plural acrimonies
: harsh or biting sharpness especially of words, manner, or disposition
acrimonious
adjective
ˌak-rə-ˈmō-nē-əs
acrimoniously
adverb
acrimoniousness
noun
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