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Definition of embitter verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

embitter

verb

NAmE//ɪmˈbɪt̮ər//

embitter somebodyVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they embitter

he / she / it embitters

past simple embittered

-ing form embittering

to make someone feel angry or disappointed about something over a long period of time Years of caring for her aging parents had embittered her.

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embittered

adjective a sick and embittered old man an embittered laughSee embitter in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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