embittered
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5.4
- adjective
- /ɪmˈbɪtərd/
- After being unfairly treated at work, he became deeply embittered and distant from his colleagues.
- embittered and angry
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Watch on YouTubeIt's rods and ruthless axes by the people's voice vote and is embittered by perpetual defeat.
- It's rods and ruthless axes by the people's voice vote and is embittered by perpetual defeat.
- How do you bear the suffering that is at the crux of life without becoming tempted and embittered?
- And I think that it's making them feel quite embittered toward the world because what they're saying is I'm suffering and you don't care.
- And to reduce the reason why people feel embittered, Yes.
- Nobody supports him, and it's a deeply embittered book.
- But for all they're complaining they wouldn't be able to function without having these embittered fights.
- I mean, they weren't like, embittered and I mean, I guess there's some and maybe they have legitimate stories, but I don't think it was from him.
Examples
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Or is he an embittered recluse, sharing life with a jug of whiskey and a deck of cards?
Fiction book (1992) -
McKay concluded she was simply an embittered old woman of limited intelligence.
Fiction book (2001) -
I was angry, embittered with life.
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We become the very thing we dread, and I have become embittered.
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The final image captures an embittered old woman, one who is far from free of the war's influence.
Academic text (2003) -
Years of unemployment and misery as an embittered intellectual stretched before me.
Fiction book (1994) -
He returned to Leghorn... a lonely, embittered man.
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And I think that it's making them feel quite embittered toward the world because what they're saying is I'm suffering and you don't care.
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The nearer the time for departure drew, the more embittered Mai Dong became.
Fiction book (2000) -
The end result was a divided and embittered military whose loyalty and professionalism President Ramos can now scarcely rely on.
Academic text (1992)
Synonyms
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2.5
Feeling or showing strong anger and hurt
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6.5
Unhappy and annoyed because you feel unfairly treated or disappointed
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5.4
Feeling angry and bitter because someone treated you unfairly
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6.2
Very angry because of something unfair or wrong
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7.2
Feeling upset, angry, or hurt because someone treats you unfairly
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8.4
Having long lasting strong anger toward someone
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9.9
Quick to feel offended and show anger
Antonyms
How Bitter
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Embittered comes from the parts em- (a form of 'in' or 'make') and bitter ('sharp, unpleasant taste' or 'deep unhappiness'). So to be embittered is to be 'made bitter' inside, filled with anger or long disappointment.