embitter

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.

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em·bit′ter·ment n.

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embitter

(ɪmˈbɪtə)

vb (tr)

1. to make (a person) resentful or bitter

2. to aggravate (an already hostile feeling, difficult situation, etc)

emˈbittered adj

emˈbitterer n

emˈbitterment n

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em•bit•ter

(ɛmˈbɪt ər)

v.t.

1. to make bitter; cause to feel bitterness.

2. to make bitter or more bitter in taste.

[1595–1605]

em•bit′ter•er, n.

em•bit′ter•ment, n.

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embitter

Past participle: embittered
Gerund: embittering

Imperative

embitter

embitter

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Thesaurus

Verb

1.

embitter - cause to be bitter or resentful; "These injustices embittered her even more" acerbate, envenom

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embitter

verb make bitter or resentful, anger, poison, sour, alienate, disillusion, antagonize, disaffect, envenom He did not let this experience embitter him.

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embitter

verb

To make or become bitter:

sour.

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Translations

يُمَرِّر، يُنَكِّد، يُنَغِّص

forbitre

verbittern

aigrir

megkeserít

gera beiskan

amareggiare

apkartintisukelti kartėlį

sarūgtināt

gjøre bitter

roztrpčiť

dünyadan nefret ettirmekküstürmek

使受苦使难受加苦味于

embitter

[ɪmˈbɪtəʳ] VT [+ person] → amargar; [+ relationship, dispute] → envenenar

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embitter

[ɪmˈbɪtə^r] vt [+ person] → aigrir

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embitter

vt person → verbittern; relations → trüben, vergiften

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embitter

[ɪmˈbɪtəʳ] vt → amareggiare, inasprire
embittered by constant failure → amareggiato/a dai continui fallimenti

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embitter

(imˈbitə) verb

to make bitter and resentful. embittered by poverty and failure. verbitter يُمَرِّر، يُنَكِّد، يُنَغِّص вгорчавам amargurar roztrpčit verbittert forbitre πικραίνωamargar kibestama تلخکام کردن؛ بر تلخی چیزی افزودن katkeroittaa aigrir לְמָרֵר कड़वाहट पैदा करना zagorčiti el-, megkeserít mempersulit gera beiskan amareggiare, inasprire つらくする 괴롭히다 sukelti kartėlį, apkartinti sarūgtināt mempersulit verbitterengjøre bitter rozgoryczyć تريخول، قارول، پارول amargurar a înrăi озлоблять roztrpčiť (za)greniti ozlojediti förbittra ทำให้ผู้อื่นขมขื่น küstürmek, dünyadan nefret ettirmek 使受苦, 使怨恨 отруювати; озлобляти مخالفت پر اکسانا làm cay đắng 使受苦，使难受，加苦味于

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