embitter
Origin of embitter
1- Also imbitter.
Other words for embitter
Other words from embitter
- em·bit·ter·er, noun
- em·bit·ter·ment, noun
- un·em·bit·tered, adjective
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How to use embitter in a sentence
As time went by and Nella-Rose as an actuality receded, her memory remained unembittered.
The Man Thou Gavest | Harriet T. ComstockA love to be perfect, to have its sweetness unembittered, ought not to be subjected to the wear and tear of prolonged fellowship.
The Continental Dragoon | Robert Neilson StephensHe was a simple, high-minded Cornishman, whose natural directness and honesty were unspoiled by favour, unembittered by failure.
A Book of Sibyls | Anne Thackeray (Mrs. Richmond Ritchie)Instead, he appeared to read confirmation there of the landlord's plain and unembittered statement.
Room Number 3 | Anna Katharine GreenUnembittered, he kept his sweetness and sanity, his dewy laughter, and his fluttering gratitude.
The Life of Francis Thompson | Everard Meynell
British Dictionary definitions for embitter
/ (ɪmˈbɪtə) /
to make (a person) resentful or bitter
to aggravate (an already hostile feeling, difficult situation, etc)
Derived forms of embitter
- embittered, adjective
- embitterer, noun
- embitterment, noun
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