embitter (ɪmˈbɪtə
)
Definitions
verb (tr)
- to make (a person) resentful or bitter
- to aggravate (an already hostile feeling, difficult situation, etc)
Alternative Forms
emˈbittered adjective emˈbitterer noun emˈbitterment nounSynonyms
View thesaurus entry= make bitter or resentful
anger,
poison,
sour,
alienate,
disillusion,
antagonize,
disaffect,
envenom,
Usage examples
Yet we should not let them embitter us: rather should they temper us, making us tough but flexible, like steel.
, THE PRESIDENT'S CHILD (2003)Or it could further embitter against the West the 55 countries with a Muslim majority.
Globe and Mail (2003)Their goal and the goal of all like them is to divide and embitter people.
Sun, News of the World (2001)