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(bɪtʃ ) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense bitches, present participle bitching, past tense, past participle bitched1. countable noun If someone calls a woman a bitch, they are saying in a very rude way that they think her behaviour is very unpleasant. [rude, offensive, disapproval] 2. See also son of a bitch 3. singular noun If you describe a situation as a bitch, you mean that it is very unpleasant or difficult to deal with. [informal, rude] 4. verb [oft cont] If you say that someone is bitching about something, you mean that you disapprove of the fact that they are complaining about it in an unpleasant way. [informal, disapproval] They're forever bitching about everybody else. [VERB + about] [Also VERB] 5. countable nounA bitch is a female dog. More Synonyms of bitch Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers You may also like English QuizConfusables Synonyms of'bitch' Language Lover'sBlog Translateyour text PronunciationPlaylists Word of the day: 'zeitgeist' EnglishGrammar CollinsApps COBUILD frequency band

bitch in British English

(bɪtʃ ) noun1. a female dog or other female canine animal, such as a wolf 2. derogatory, slang a malicious, spiteful, or coarse woman 3. offensive, slang a woman 4. slang a complaint 5. slang a difficult situation or problem 6. slang a person who acts as a subordinate or slave to another person verb informal7. (intransitive) to complain; grumble 8. to behave (towards) in a spiteful or malicious manner 9. (transitive; often foll by up) to botch; bungle Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Word originOld English bicce COBUILD frequency band

bitch in American English

(bɪtʃ) nounOrigin: ME bicche < OE bicce; akin to ON bikkja1. the female of the dog, wolf, fox, etc. 2. archaic a lewd or promiscuous woman 3. informal, offensive a woman regarded as malicious, bad-tempered, or aggressive [ sometimes an offensive term of contempt] 4. slang anything especially unpleasant or difficult 5. US, slang a complaint verb intransitive6. US, slang to complain verb transitive slang7. ? infl. by botch to bungle [usually with up] 8. to behave spitefully or angrily toward Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 5th Digital Edition. Copyright © 2025 HarperCollins Publishers. COBUILD frequency band

bitch in American English

(bɪtʃ) noun1. a female dog 2. a female of canines generally 3. slanga. a malicious, unpleasant, selfish person, esp. a woman b. a lewd woman 4. slanga. a complaint b. anything difficult or unpleasant The test was a bitch c. anything memorable, esp. something exceptionally good That last big party he threw was a real bitch intransitive verb5. slang to complain; gripe They bitched about the service, then about the bill transitive verb6. slang (sometimes fol. by up) to spoil; bungle He bitched the job completely You really bitched up this math problem Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd Word origin [bef. 1000; ME bicche, OE bicce; c. ON bikkja]

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nightmare, pig (informal), swine, bummer More Synonyms of bitch

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British English: bitch /bɪtʃ/ NOUN A bitch is a female dog.

• American English: bitch /ˈbɪtʃ/
• Arabic: كَلْبَة
• Brazilian Portuguese: cadela
• Chinese: 母狗
• Croatian: kuja
• Czech: fena
• Danish: tæve
• Dutch: teef
• European Spanish: perra
• Finnish: narttu
• French: chienne
• German: Hündin
• Greek: σκύλα
• Italian: cagna
• Japanese: 雌犬
• Korean: 암캐
• Norwegian: tispe
• Polish: suka
• European Portuguese: cadela
• Romanian: cățea
• Russian: сука
• Latin American Spanish: perra
• Swedish: hynda
• Thai: สุนัขตัวเมีย
• Turkish: kancık
• Ukrainian: сука
• Vietnamese: chó cái

British English: bitch VERB /bɪtʃ/ If you say that someone is bitching about something, you mean that you disapprove of the fact that they are complaining about it in an unpleasant way.They're forever bitching about everybody else.

• American English: bitch /ˈbɪtʃ/
• Brazilian Portuguese: implicar
• Chinese: 发牢骚
• European Spanish: quejarse
• French: médire
• German: meckern
• Italian: sparlare
• Japanese: 不平を言う
• Korean: 씹다
• European Portuguese: implicar
• Latin American Spanish: protestar

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