embitter
verb (used with object)
to make bitter; cause to feel bitterness.
embittering
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present participleof embitter.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s war against the generals who carried out these policies in part reflects his embittering experiences as a junior officer during this period.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
But for employees at Twitter, a company that has billed itself as the world’s town square, finding out what is happening to their company primarily through Twitter, the service they built, was particularly embittering.
From New York Times ● Apr. 25, 2022
That, in turn, often pitted Palestinians against each other, embittering villagers and city dwellers alike against the governing PA.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2018
Wilson’s embittering foreign policy failure was the Senate’s rejection of U.S. participation in the embodiment of Wilsonian aspirations, the League of Nations.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 6, 2017
“You look like a jailer, Mama,” Alba would say, alarmed at this mania for insuring the future by embittering the present.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
