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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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As Palestinian football officially resumed this week, his return to the stadium proved bittersweet.

From Barron's Sep. 6, 2026

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

He added it was "bittersweet" that it took "a celebrity having a child with SMA to get to where we are" and felt that is what it would take for change in Wales.

From BBC Aug. 9, 2026

I know it’s a bit of a stereotype, but we harbor a passion for the bittersweet tones of the chamoy, and we do laugh at death quite a bit.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

He goes up to the whiteboard, writes the word bittersweet, and puts a 6 next to it.

From "Liar & Spy" by Rebecca Stead




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