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embitter
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
embitter
(verb)
embitter
/ɪm
ˈ
bɪtɚ/
verb
embitters
;
embittered
;
embittering
embitter
/ɪm
ˈ
bɪtɚ/
verb
embitters
;
embittered
;
embittering
Britannica Dictionary definition of EMBITTER
[
+ object
]
:
to cause bitter feelings in (someone)
The soldier was
embittered
by the war.
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— embittered
adjective
[
more embittered; most embittered
]
The war left him angry and
embittered
.
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