embitter
verb (used with object)
to make bitter; cause to feel bitterness.
has embittered
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present perfectof embitter (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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In working to dismantle the lucrative patronage networks and power centers that defined the Karzai administration, Mr. Ghani has embittered a number of influential leaders who benefited from the status quo.
From New York Times ● May 14, 2015
But Hannibalsson's administration has embittered Freeland's young people by severely limiting the amount of rock 'n' roll played on the national radio station.
From Time Magazine Archive
By large business methods and with a Morgan-sized grasp of essentials, Mr. Morrow has, in four months, cut the oil snarl which has embittered the U. S. and Mexico for a full decade.
From Time Magazine Archive
It has embittered a parent's declining years, and brought down grey hairs with sorrow to the grave.
From The Life of Duty, v. 2 A year's plain sermons on the Gospels or Epistles by H. J. Wilmot-Buxton
She has embittered the life of the woman he loves; she has insulted the woman he is to marry.
From The Hoyden by Duchess
