jaundice

Meanings

• yellowing of the skin and the whites of the eyes caused by an accumulation of bile pigment (bilirubin) in the blood; can be a symptom of gallstones or liver infection or anemia
• a rough and bitter manner
• distort adversely
  • "Jealousy had jaundiced his judgment"
• affect with, or as if with, jaundice

Synonyms

acerbity, acrimony, bitterness, icterus, tartness, thorniness