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embitter
[ em-bit-er ]
/ ɛmˈbɪt ər /
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verb (used with object)
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OTHER WORDS FROM embitter
em·bit·ter·er, nounem·bit·ter·ment, nounun·em·bit·tered, adjectiveWords nearby embitter
embezzle, embezzlement, embiggen, embiid, embiotocid, embitter, Embla, emblaze, emblazon, emblazonment, emblazonry
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British Dictionary definitions for embitter
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, adjectiveembitterer, nounembitterment, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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