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embittered

  • past participle
    of embitter.
    embitter
    verb (used with object)
    to make bitter; cause to feel bitterness.
  • past tense form
    of embitter.
    embitter
    verb (used with object)
    to make bitter; cause to feel bitterness.
  • a word derived from embitter.
    embitter
    verb (used with object)
    to make bitter; cause to feel bitterness.

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The sombre, respectful tone from 2024 has become more embittered.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

Mary doesn’t know her biological father, but she was claimed by a Pomo head man and raised by one of his girlfriends, a loyal if embittered woman named Saturnina.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026

Just make sure you don’t become so aggrieved or embittered that you let it affect your job performance.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 3, 2026

I think a lot of the problems that come are when the person at home becomes embittered and starts showing that bitterness to the kids.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 11, 2025

He was fond of his brother in his heart, but he had been through an experience which had embittered their relations.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White