acrid C1 Topic:Senses & Perception US /ˈæk.ɹɪd/ UK /ˈæk.ɹɪd/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj having an irritatingly strong and unpleasant taste or smell The acrid smell of burning rubber filled the air. 2 adj angry and bitter in tone or manner Their acrid dispute left a lasting tension in the room. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · having an irritatingly... bitterpungentsharpsourharsh 2 adj · angry and bitter in tone or... causticbitingcuttingscathingsarcastic ↔ Opposites sweetmildpleasantfragrant Common collocations acrid odor Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From Latin acri- ('sharp, pungent') plus the adjective suffix -idus, on the model of Latin acridus ('sharp, bitter'), giving Modern English acrid ('sharp, bitter'). Topics Senses & Perception External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # acrid **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈæk.ɹɪd/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈæk.ɹɪd/ ## Meanings 1. having an irritatingly strong and unpleasant taste or smell 2. angry and bitter in tone or manner ## Examples - The acrid smell of burning rubber filled the air. - Their acrid dispute left a lasting tension in the room. ## Synonyms - bitter - pungent - sharp - sour - harsh - caustic - biting - cutting - scathing - sarcastic ## Antonyms - sweet - mild - pleasant - fragrant ## Etymology From Latin acri- ('sharp, pungent') plus the adjective suffix -idus, on the model of Latin acridus ('sharp, bitter'), giving Modern English acrid ('sharp, bitter'). ## AI Etymology Acrid comes from Latin acri- ('sharp, pungent') plus the adjective suffix -idus, on the model of Latin acridus ('sharp, bitter'), giving Modern English acrid ('sharp, bitter'). In current use it is an adjective meaning "having an irritatingly strong and unpleasant taste or smell". That sense is explained by the older material without requiring a speculative semantic step: the inherited or borrowed base supplies the field of meaning, while the English formation fixes its modern role. The surface form is compositional: its joined elements remain visible in the modern word. The word's history is thus visible in its construction: the components remain interpretable even after the whole expression has settled into a conventional English meaning. ## Topics - Senses & Perception markdown