embitter
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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.
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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
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Verb | 1. | embitter - cause to be bitter or resentful; "These injustices embittered her even more" |
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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
verbTo make or become bitter:
sour.
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Translations
يُمَرِّر، يُنَكِّد، يُنَغِّص
forbitre
megkeserít
gera beiskan
apkartintisukelti kartėlį
sarūgtināt
roztrpčiť
dünyadan nefret ettirmekküstürmek
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
embitter
vt person → verbittern; relations → trüben, vergiften
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
embitter
[ɪmˈbɪtəʳ] vt → amareggiare, inasprireembittered by constant failure → amareggiato/a dai continui fallimenti
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
embitter
(imˈbitə) verb to make bitter and resentful. embittered by poverty and failure.
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