embitterment
- noun
- /ɛmˈbɪtərmənt/
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amargura
- His embitterment towards the community grew after they failed to support him during his toughest times.
- embitterment and guilt
Examples
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The other ones came to the conclusion that in this affluent part of the world, in these days of guilt and embitterment, there was no better place to be, nowhere to be better off, than in prison.
Fiction book (1994) -
And in those days, there were others who roughly warded off the guilt and embitterment; all guilt and all embitterment. They wanted to enjoy; to enjoy was what they wanted. They decided to grab all they could before it was all gone, and the knowledge that it would shortly all be gone.
Fiction book (1994) -
And in those days of embitterment and guilt, it happened one morning that the other one suddenly began to cry.
Fiction book (1994) -
And that other one, in these days of guilt and embitterment, let's just call that other one.
Fiction book (1994) -
And in those days of guilt and embitterment, privacy became the other one's principal concern.
Fiction book (1994) -
And in those days of embitterment and guilt, some got the feeling that the young were disappearing.
Fiction book (1994) -
Mostly, it was precisely because people knew each other, just had to visit each other, and kept meeting all the time that the tide was able to swamp life with guilt and embitterment.
Fiction book (1994) -
And in those days, there were others who roughly warded off the guilt and embitterment; all guilt and all embitterment. They wanted to enjoy; to enjoy was what they wanted. They decided to grab all they could before it was all gone, and the knowledge that it would shortly all be gone.
Fiction book (1994) -
And in those same days, there were others who also wanted to enjoy themselves, but not by flying in the face of guilt and embitterment. Enjoyment derived from omnipotence seemed insipid, and enjoyment drawn from the pain of others seemed repulsive to them, and so quite naturally.
Fiction book (1994) -
After years of embitterment due to his unfair treatment at work, he finally decided to confront his boss.
Synonyms
172
4.2
A long, strong feeling of anger toward someone who treated you unfairly
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3.4
A strong feeling of anger and hurt toward someone
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8.0
A strong feeling of hatred toward people or groups
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7.2
A strong feeling of anger when something seems unfair
A feeling of deep hurt and anger about past wrongs
A feeling of being treated unfairly
Antonyms
How Bitter
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Embitterment comes from the verb embitter, made of em- 'make' and bitter 'unpleasant or angry'. So embitterment is the state of being full of 'bitterness' or deep resentment.