The bitterness is the feeling of deep grief , pain and discomfort that an individual may experience as a result of some situation or event that holds life . Generally, those sad and irreversible events, such as the death of a loved one, or failing that, failure in some activity or objective that was being followed, usually trigger the feeling of bitterness in people.
Also, we use the word bitterness to designate that which is the reason for that feeling and suffering .
Meanwhile, this sense bitterness has several synonyms that can be used alternatively as: sorrow, grief, distaste, disgust ... . On the other hand, bitterness is directly opposed to concepts such as happiness, joy and pleasure , which of course will refer to an absolutely different scenario in which happiness prevails .
Another use of the word is one that allows us to refer to the quality of bitterness, that is, the bitter taste or taste of some food or situation x .
The bitter taste is one of the basic flavors along with acid, sweet and salty and undoubtedly constitutes the most unpleasant of all. It is possible to detect it thanks to the taste buds lodged in the back of the tongue .
It should be noted that there are various chemical compounds that give us the bitter taste on our tongue and precisely it is very accurate when it comes to detecting them. This is believed to be closely linked to the survival instinct of humans since most poisons have a bitter taste.