Bitterness
Dimension 354 of 1,100 · Health Lens
Bitterness measures the extent to which an expression conveys resentful, grudging, and aggrieved feelings about perceived unfairness, disappointment, or being wronged. It encompasses irritation and regret when they take on a hostile, grievance-focused tone, as well as sustained resentment and explicit bitterness.
Minimal Bitterness
Expressions activating this band show little to no grievance-focused resentment, often reflecting unrelated content, positive statements, or only faint self-disapproval or interpersonal strain without a clear sense of being wronged.
Low Bitterness
Expressions activating this band convey mild resentment, regret, disappointment, irritability, or suspicion that carries an emerging sense of unfairness or dissatisfaction. The tone suggests grievance is present but not yet dominant.
Moderate Bitterness
Expressions activating this band center on clear resentment, envy, grudges, and feeling cheated or deprived. The grievance is personally felt and sustained enough to shape how others and life circumstances are viewed.
High Bitterness
Expressions activating this band convey entrenched resentfulness marked by grumbling, spite, and a persistent negative interpretation of disappointments or slights. The emotional stance is hardened into a stable grievance-laden outlook.
Severe Bitterness
Expressions activating this band explicitly describe feeling bitter, bitterly resentful, or full of bitterness. The experience is direct, intense, and dominated by enduring resentment about what has happened.