embittered

Use Embittered in a sentence

verb (used with object)

to make bitter; cause to feel bitterness: Failure has embittered him.

to make bitter or more bitter in taste.

Also, imbitter.

Origin:
1595–1605; em-¹ + bitter

Related forms

em·bit·ter·er, noun

em·bit·ter·ment, noun

un·em·bit·tered, adjective

Synonyms
1. sour, rankle, envenom.

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embitter (ɪmˈbɪtə)

—vb
1.	to make (a person) resentful or bitter
2.	to aggravate (an already hostile feeling, difficult situation, etc)

em'bittered

—*adj*

em'bitterer

—n

em'bitterment

—n

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embitter (ɪmˈbɪtə)

—vb
1.	to make (a person) resentful or bitter
2.	to aggravate (an already hostile feeling, difficult situation, etc)

em'bittered

—*adj*

em'bitterer

—n

em'bitterment

—n

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Word Origin & History

embitter

c.1600, from en- + bitter (q.v.). Now rare in its literal sense; figurative meaning first attested 1630s.

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Example sentences

In addition, governments using torture are likely to provoke popular resentment

and more embittered opponents.

Maybe he is embittered by his own experience with obtuse or dishonest venture

capitalists.

To his disbelief, the teachers before him responded to his embittered

recollection with a standing ovation.