Difference between Bitter and Painful

What is the difference between Bitter and Painful?

Bitter as an adjective is having an acrid taste (usually from a basic substance) while Painful as an adjective is full of pain; causing hurt, uneasiness or distress, either physical or mental; afflictive; disquieting; distressing.

Bitter

Part of speech: noun

Definition: (usually in the plural bitters) A liquid or powder, made from bitter herbs, used in mixed drinks or as a tonic. A type of beer heavily flavored with hops.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Having an acrid taste (usually from a basic substance) Harsh, piercing or stinging Hateful or hostile Cynical and resentful

Example sentence: We can choose to wake up and grumble all day and be bitter and angry and judge others and find satisfaction in others doing bad instead of good. Or we can we wake up with optimism and love and say, 'Just what is this beautiful day going to bring me?'

Painful

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Full of pain; causing hurt, uneasiness or distress, either physical or mental; afflictive; disquieting; distressing.Requiring effort, labor or toil; difficult; executed with laborious effort; as a painful service; a painful march.Painstaking; careful; industrious

Example sentence: Never give up on your dreams, no matter how painful and difficult your journey is.

We hope you now know whether to use Bitter or Painful in your sentence.

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