embitter

[ em-bit-er ]
/ ɛmˈbɪt ər /
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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 of embitter

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

OTHER WORDS FROM embitter

em·bit·ter·er, noun em·bit·ter·ment, noun un·em·bit·tered, adjective

Words nearby embitter

emberizine, embezzle, embezzlement, embiid, embiotocid, embitter, embla, emblaze, emblazon, emblazonment, emblazonry

Words related to embitterment

virulency, spite, acrimony, malice, bitterness, ire, virulence, anger, animosity, rancor, indignation

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British Dictionary definitions for embitterment

embitter
/ (ɪmˈbɪtə) /

verb (tr)

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