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embittered

embittered

7 5.4
Feeling very angry and hurt because someone treated you unfairly
  • adjective
  • /ɪmˈbɪtərd/
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  • After being unfairly treated at work, he became deeply embittered and distant from his colleagues.
  • embittered and angry

It's rods and ruthless axes by the people's voice vote and is embittered by perpetual defeat.

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Examples

  • 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.

  • We become the very thing we dread, and I have become embittered.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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

bitter
vsembittered
360 2.5

Feeling or showing strong anger and hurt

is more focused on long anger caused by unfairness
disgruntled
vsembittered
68 6.5

Unhappy and annoyed because you feel unfairly treated or disappointed

is stronger, lasting anger rather than mild irritation
resentful
vsembittered
36 5.4

Feeling angry and bitter because someone treated you unfairly

is deeper and more lasting than that feeling
aggrieved
vsembittered
14 7.2

Feeling upset, angry, or hurt because someone treats you unfairly

is harsher and more lasting than that immediate hurt
rancorous
vsembittered
  • Formal
4 8.4

Having long lasting strong anger toward someone

is deep and lasting but may be less fixed over years
incensed
vsembittered
  • Formal
6.2

Very angry because of something unfair or wrong

is deep, long lasting anger rather than sudden fury
umbrageous
vsembittered
9.9

Quick to feel offended and show anger

is deeper anger rather than quick sensitivity to insult

Antonyms

108 1.0

A feeling of being happy with what you have

64 3.1

Ready to stop feeling angry after someone hurts you

How Bitter

embittered
7 5.4
bitter
360 2.5
resentful
36 5.4
to hurt
1.0
upset
1.0
irritated
44 3.1

Surface Forms

embittered positive

Morphology

embittered = embitter (transparent) = em + bitter + ed

The adjective is the past-participle form of 'embitter' (to make bitter), and the relation to 'bitter' is direct and inferable.

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.