embitter
verb (used with object)
to make bitter; cause to feel bitterness.
have embittered
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present perfectof embitter.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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Not getting to play Anita in the movie version of “West Side Story,” which earned Rita Moreno an Academy Award, might have embittered a more egotistical performer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2024
The repercussions have left families and advocates frustrated and have embittered local law enforcement.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 9, 2023
An experience which would have embittered a less complete nature, or sent a lighter woman to the gallantries of society, gave new force and energy to her character, even while saddening it.
From The Conqueror by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton
It is clear that, notwithstanding experiences which might have embittered a less genial nature, Schiller was in no danger of becoming a misanthrope.
From The Life and Works of Friedrich Schiller by Calvin Thomas
Conventional love, leaving my heart all its dreams, would have embittered my life....
From The Cross of Berny by Florence Fendall
