acrimonious

adjective
UK: /ˌækrɪˈməʊniəs/
US: /ˌækrɪˈmoʊniəs/

  1. Full of anger, arguments, and bad feeling.

    1. Their divorce was very acrimonious. [ ] [ ]
    2. The meeting ended in an acrimonious dispute over financial matters, leaving both sides frustrated. [ ] [ ]

Synonyms

rancorous hostile caustic antagonistic bitter

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The phonetic transcription of "acrimonious" is /ˌækrɪˈməʊniəs/ in British English and /ˌækrɪˈmoʊniəs/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "acrimonious": rancorous, hostile, caustic, antagonistic, bitter.

Example usage of "acrimonious": "Their divorce was very acrimonious.". More examples on the page.