as in contempt
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Recent Examples of bitchery
Throughout many revealing conversations, the braggadocious zeal of Poseidon and Zeus, the sexy aloofness of Aphrodite and Dionysus, and the sniveling bitchery of Hermes and Hypnos were endearing, but all gave way to flawed people who grew deeply over time.
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Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
Taylor-Joy brings a cagey survivalism to Margot, a girl who gives the sense she's had to get herself out of ugly scenarios many times before, and the notes Chau hits are delicious, a symphony of passive-aggressive bitchery.
—Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 16 Nov. 2022
The girls set her up to fail because of their own arguably questionable motives — reuniting their parents — which don’t get a fraction of the scrutiny Meredith’s supposed bitchery does.
—Kristen Lopez, Vox, 28 July 2018
Pip Torrens plays him with delightful, low-key bitchery, which makes up for any lack of snarkiness on behalf of her royal highness.
—Joanna Robinson, VanityFair.com, 8 Jan. 2017
Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
Taylor-Joy brings a cagey survivalism to Margot, a girl who gives the sense she's had to get herself out of ugly scenarios many times before, and the notes Chau hits are delicious, a symphony of passive-aggressive bitchery.
—Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 16 Nov. 2022
The girls set her up to fail because of their own arguably questionable motives — reuniting their parents — which don’t get a fraction of the scrutiny Meredith’s supposed bitchery does.
—Kristen Lopez, Vox, 28 July 2018
Pip Torrens plays him with delightful, low-key bitchery, which makes up for any lack of snarkiness on behalf of her royal highness.
—Joanna Robinson, VanityFair.com, 8 Jan. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bitchery
Noun
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Healing means reminding myself to have self-compassion instead of contempt.—
Angela Kenzslowe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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Sparks is accused of not only failing to purge two prior contempt findings, but has since engaged in behavior resulting in an additional finding of contempt.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Trump, at least initially, was treated with disdain.—
Andy Kroll,
ProPublica,
18 Oct. 2025
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Lamb doubled down on his disdain for Kirk in his response to Fox News Digital.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
18 Oct. 2025
Noun
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There was no jealousy, no bitterness.—
Jon Krawczynski,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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The person could be experiencing jealousy or may even feel loss about their relationship with you now that a baby is on the way, Kelman says.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Players looked away in disgust or shielded their eyes from the stress, the pressure, the uncertainty.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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Rules analyst Russell Yurk concurred, and although the NFL explained why the call was correct, the ESPN broadcasters’ disgust set off a social-media firestorm about how the officials are biased toward the Chiefs.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Biederman’s against-the-grain distaste for excess capital isn’t just intellectual or financial.—
Allie Garfinkle,
Fortune,
17 Oct. 2025
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But those who disagree or have an outright distaste for NASCAR’s current playoff system only get more annoyed when Logano defends it.—
Jeff Gluck,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The move follows widespread public revulsion over the attacks in the UK.—
Sophie Tanno,
CNN Money,
2 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, voices on the left responded with revulsion.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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No scales fell from his eyes, no repulsion at witnessing babies being torn apart by dogs awakened his consciousness.—
Greg Grandin
September 23,
Literary Hub,
23 Sep. 2025
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These exist at extremely high temperatures and allow atomic nuclei to overcome their mutual repulsion and fuse, releasing vast amounts of energy.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Brianna seems to swing between two moods: intense enthusiasm, intense repugnance.—
Joyce Carol Oates,
The New Yorker,
16 Mar. 2025
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In fact, the retort could lead people to dangerously belittle the scourge and repugnance of real anti-Semitism.—
Salam Fayyad,
Foreign Affairs,
20 June 2024
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“Bitchery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bitchery. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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