| NOUN | state | bitch | an unpleasant difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|
| person | bitch, cunt | a person (usually but not necessarily a woman) who is thoroughly disliked | |
| communication | bitch, gripe, kick, beef, squawk | informal terms for objecting | |
| animal | bitch | female of any member of the dog family | |
| VERB | communication | bitch, gripe, grouse, crab, beef, squawk, bellyache, holler | complain |
| communication | bitch, backbite | say mean things |
| Sounds | bih'ch | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | backstitch ... witch: 27 rhymes with ihch... | |
| Meaning | An unpleasant difficulty. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "this problem is a real bitch" | |
| Broader | difficulty | A condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome |
| Usage of | slang, cant, jargon, lingo, argot, patois, vernacular | A characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves) |
| Spanish | putada | |
| Catalan | putada | |
| Meaning | A person (usually but not necessarily a woman) who is thoroughly disliked. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "she said her son thought Hillary was a bitch" | |
| Synonym | cunt | |
| Broader | unpleasant person, disagreeable person | A person who is not pleasant or agreeable |
| Spanish | arpía, perra, puta, ramera, zorra | |
| Catalan | cony | |
| Meaning | informal terms for objecting. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | gripe, kick, beef, squawk | |
| Broader | objection | The speech act of objecting |
| Adjectives | bitchy | marked by or arising from malice |
| Verbs | bitch | say mean things |
| Meaning | female of any member of the dog family. | |
|---|---|---|
| Narrower | brood bitch | A bitch used for breeding |
| Broader | canine, canid | Any of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and typically long muzzles |
| Spanish | loba, perra | |
| Catalan | gossa | |
| Meaning | complain. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
| Synonyms | gripe, grouse, crab, beef, squawk, bellyache, holler | |
| Broader | complain, kick, plain, sound off, quetch, kvetch | Express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness |
| Spanish | aferrar, atrapar, chillar, disputar, dolor de barriga, gimotear, graznar, gritar, lamentarse, quejarse, quejar, renegar, vocear | |
| Catalan | aferrar, atrapar, baladrejar, cridar, queixar-se, xisclar | |
| Meaning | say mean things. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Synonym | backbite | |
| Broader | complain, kick, plain, sound off, quetch, kvetch | Express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness |
| Spanish | calumniar, poner a parir | |
| Catalan | calumniar, criticar | |
| Nouns | bitch | informal terms for objecting |
| bitchery | aggressive remarks and behavior like that of a spiteful malicious woman | |
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