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- Dictionaryembittered/ɪmˈbɪtəd/
adjective
- 1. angry or resentful at having been treated unfairly: "he died an embittered man"
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adjective. uk / ɪmˈbɪt.əd / us / ɪmˈbɪt̬.ɚd / Add to word list. very angry about unfair things that have happened to you: They ignored all her pleas and she became very embittered. He died a disillusioned and embittered old man. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Angry and displeased. acridly. acrimoniously. aggrieved. amused.
noun. Synonyms. antagonize. empoison. envenom. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of embitter in a Sentence. The soldier was embittered by the war. the family refused to let their devastating collision with a drunk driver permanently embitter them.
EMBITTER definition: 1. to make someone feel embittered (= very angry about things that have happened to you): 2. to…. Learn more.
adjective. us / ɪmˈbɪt̬.ɚd / uk / ɪmˈbɪt.əd / Add to word list. very angry about unfair things that have happened to you: They ignored all her pleas and she became very embittered. He died a disillusioned and embittered old man. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Angry and displeased. acridly. acrimoniously. aggrieved. amused.
verb (used with object) to make bitter; cause to feel bitterness: Failure has embittered him. Synonyms: envenom, rankle, sour. to make bitter or more bitter in taste. embitter. / ɪmˈbɪtə / verb. to make (a person) resentful or bitter. to aggravate (an already hostile feeling, difficult situation, etc) Discover More. Derived Forms.
To embitter to make someone bitter, resentful, or angry. People are embittered by disappointing and unfair experiences. Life is often difficult, painful, and unfair. When bad things happen, they can embitter people.
Jun 16, 2024 · adjective. If someone is embittered, they feel angry and unhappy because of harsh, unpleasant, and unfair things that have happened to them. He had turned into an embittered, hardened adult. Gerald turned sour and embittered when he felt people were not dealing honestly with him. Synonyms: resentful, angry, acid, bitter More Synonyms of embittered.
em·bit·ter. (ĕm-bĭt′ər) tr.v. em·bit·tered, em·bit·ter·ing, em·bit·ters. 1. To make bitter in flavor. 2. To arouse bitter feelings in: was embittered by years of unrewarded labor. em·bit′ter·ment n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
verb. /ɪmˈbɪtə (r)/ /ɪmˈbɪtər/ Verb Forms. embitter somebody to make somebody feel angry or disappointed about something over a long period of time. Years of caring for her ageing parents had embittered her. They were becoming deeply embittered by the government’s lack of concern.
noun. embitterment (emˈbitterment) noun. Word Frequency. embitter in American English. (ɛmˈbɪtər ; ɪmˈbɪtər ) verb transitive. 1. to make bitter; make resentful or morose. 2. to make more bitter; exacerbate; aggravate. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
