bitchiness

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/ˈbɪt͡ʃinəs/

noun

The characteristic of being bitchy.

Similar
cattinessspitespitefulnessnastiness
OriginEnglish bitchy ← Middle English bicche ← Old English biċċe →
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Meanings

nounbitchiness (countable and uncountable, plural bitchinesses)

plural bitchinesses

  1. countableuncountableThe characteristic of being bitchy.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounmalevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty

Similar
cattinessspitespitefulnessnastiness
Broader
malevolencemalevolencymalice
Also see
cattinessnastinessspitespitefulness

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeg-
  2. Proto-Germanic*bikjaną
  3. Proto-Germanic*bikjǭ
  4. Proto-West Germanic*bikkjā
  5. Old Englishbiċċe
  6. Middle Englishbicche
  7. Englishbitch
  8. Englishbitchy
  9. Englishbitchiness

From bitchy + -ness.

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APA

bitchiness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bitchiness

MLA

“bitchiness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bitchiness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bitchiness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bitchiness.

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