Acrimony – Feelings of anger between people who disagree strongly

(Pronounced ak-ruh-muh-nee)

To remember the definition of the word acrimony, use the following mnemonic:

A criminal with lots of money (acrimony) said that crime always pays, but it caused lots of anger among people who disagreed strongly with him. 

Examples of acrimony in a sentence

The two TV show hosts did an excellent job of hiding the acrimony they felt towards each other. 

The acrimony developing between the two CEO's was causing the company a lot of issues. 

They decided to talk through their differences before it turned into acrimony.