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bittersweet

[bit-er-sweet, bit-er-sweet, bit-er-sweet] / ˌbɪt ərˈswit, ˈbɪt ərˌswit, ˈbɪt ərˌswit /
ADJECTIVE
affecting
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST
unaffecting






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A Korean-American boy’s experience of a world unlike the urban playground of his ordinary life is recollected from the bittersweet perspective of adulthood.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 31, 2026

India, the world's largest consumer of sugar, is trying to avoid a bittersweet festive season.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

The list is overwhelmingly American with just one foreign-language film, Federico Fellini’s bittersweet 1953 comedy “I Vitelloni.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

This bittersweet ending is paralleled alongside the story of the patient and Katharine.

From Salon Jul. 28, 2026

These past eight months have been bittersweet, to say the least.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott




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