embittering
- present participle of embitter.
Example Sentences
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His United Nations service began with an embittering defeat in a vote on whether to seat a delegation from China.
From New York Times • Dec. 1, 2018
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
His current policies can be seen as a reaction to those embittering days.
From Slate • Nov. 7, 2014
“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
