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embitter

[ em-bit-er ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to make bitter; cause to feel bitterness:

    Failure has embittered him.

    Synonyms: , ,

  2. to make bitter or more bitter in taste.


embitter

/ ɪˈɪə /

verb

  1. to make (a person) resentful or bitter
  2. to aggravate (an already hostile feeling, difficult situation, etc)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈٳٱ, noun
  • ˈٳٱԳ, noun
  • ˈٳٱ, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ·t· noun
  • ·t·Գ noun
  • ܲe·t adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of embitter1

First recorded in 1595–1605; em- 1 + bitter
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Example Sentences

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The anguish that erupts during this “Rose’s Turn” represents more than the built-up sorrow of one embittered woman.

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It is from that embittered class that authoritarian populism gets its followers.

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As Lamar grins through the bright lights of his victory lap, Drake's chosen to sidestep the beef - bar one embittered freestyle denouncing fake friends - and instead focused on repositioning himself.

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Post-election, the apparently embittered president has been “quiet quitting” — a sad end to what’s been, in its first years, a consequential presidency.

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Set in 1872, Forsaken, focuses on embittered gunslinger John Henry Clayton's return to his hometown and his attempts to build bridges with his estranged father.

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