1. climbing woody vines with orange berries, especially American bittersweet or Oriental bittersweet
Usage: botanical
2. experiences or feelings that are both pleasant and painful at the same time

Examples

• The old fence was covered with bittersweets that had bright orange berries.
• She collected bittersweets from the woods to make fall decorations.
• The invasive Oriental bittersweets were choking out the native trees.
• Life is full of bittersweets – moments of joy mixed with sadness.
• Graduation brought many bittersweets as friends prepared to go separate ways.
• The elderly woman reflected on the bittersweets of raising children.
• Moving to a new city created bittersweets of excitement and homesickness.