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1. An unpleasant difficulty
   "this problem is a real bitch"
    
2. [vulgar] A person (usually but not necessarily a woman) who is thoroughly disliked
   "she said her son thought Hillary was a bitch"
    
3. Informal term for objecting
   - gripe, kick, beef, squawk
    
4. Female of any member of the dog family

1. Complain
   "What was he bitching about?"
   - gripe, grouse, crab, beef, squawk, bellyache, holler
    
2. Say mean things
   - backbite

Derived forms: bitched, bitches, bitching

See also: bitchery, bitchy

Type of: canid, canine, complain, difficulty, disagreeable person, kick, kvetch [N. Amer], objection, plain [archaic], quetch, sound off, unpleasant person

Encyclopedia: Bitch