embitter

  • 11embitter — Synonyms and related words: acerbate, afflict, agent provocateur, aggravate, aggrieve, alienate, amplify, anguish, annoy, antagonize, arouse, augment, bitter, break down, bring to tears, bristle, build up, chafe, crush, cut up, damage, deepen,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 12embitter — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. sour, envenom, poison, anger, irritate. See resentment. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. sour, envenom, rankle, exacerbate; see alienate , anger 1 , bother 2 . III (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To make or… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 13embitter — em·bit·ter || ɪm bɪtÉ™ v. cause bitterness, sour; cause resentment …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 14embitter — verb [usu. as adjective embittered] make bitter or resentful. Derivatives embitterment noun …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 15embitter — v. a. [Written also Imbitter.] 1. Make bitter or more bitter. 2. Make unhappy or grievous or distressing. 3. Aggravate, exacerbate, render more severe or bitter or poignant or violent or malignant. 4. Exasperate, anger, make hostile, madden,… …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 16embitter — verb (T) to make someone feel hate and anger for a long time because they think they have been treated unfairly: The incident had embittered relations between the two countries. embittered adjective …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 17embitter — v 1.(all of taste) sour, acidulate, acidify, acetify; (all of feelings) envenom, gall, rankle, acerbate, exacerbate, poison. 2. irritate, aggravate, annoy, bother, fret, nettle, vex, plague, disturb, perturb, plague, harass. Chiefly U.S. rile,… …

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  • 18embitter — em·bit·ter …

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  • 19embitter — em•bit•ter [[t]ɛmˈbɪt ər[/t]] v. t. 1) to make bitter; cause to feel bitterness 2) to make bitter or more bitter in taste • Etymology: 1595–1605 em•bit′ter•er, n. em•bit′ter•ment, n …

    From formal English to slang

  • 20embitter — /ɛmˈbɪtə / (say em bituh) verb (t) to make bitter or more bitter. –embitterer, noun –embitterment, noun –embittered, adjective …