Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bitter pill

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.81 in modern English

Syllables: bit-ter pill
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Ellipsis of bitter pill to swallow.

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bitter, pill.

Example Sentences

"By the final whistle at Murrayfield last night, the Australians were choking back the bitter pill of disappointment and defeat."

Inflected Forms

bitter pills (plural)

Questions

What does bitter pill mean?: Ellipsis of bitter pill to swallow.

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