embitter

verb

im-ˈbi-tər How to pronounce embitter (audio)
Definition of embitternext
as in to anger
to implant bitter feelings in the family refused to let their devastating collision with a drunk driver permanently embitter them

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Recent Examples of embitter Domestic and regional actors often manipulate aid deliveries, creating a skewed economy that leaves some people embittered and others emboldened. — Maha Yahya, Foreign Affairs, 17 Feb. 2025 Many people feel frustrated — embittered by what some view as an overly cautious approach by the Biden administration, and having endured months of delays in receiving American military assistance last year after it was held up in Congress. — Marc Santora, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025 Through those years, Nuggets fans have grown increasingly embittered by Embiid’s absences in Denver, where the teams meet once every season. — Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 17 Jan. 2025 But with Republicans gaining control of the House and governor’s mansion the following year, that effort has since gone nowhere — embittering some unions against those who blocked it. — Antonio Olivo, Washington Post, 9 June 2023 See All Example Sentences for embitter
Recent Examples of Synonyms for embitter
  1. anger
  2. infuriate
  3. enrage
  4. antagonize
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  • That angered Michigan Democrats who were frustrated with El-Sayed, and brought Jeffries and other Democrats into the fray, putting the candidate El-Sayed had invested the most in on the defensive.
    — David Weigel, semafor.com, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The president is defending the data center boom as GOP officials across the country turn against projects that have angered voters.
    — Cat Zakrzewski, Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of anger
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  • The White House’s abrupt decision last week to ease tariffs on 300,000 metric tons — more than 660 million pounds — of foreign beef imports has infuriated American cattle ranchers and congressional Republicans alike.
    — Jane Onyanga-Omara, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The heated rhetoric has infuriated and astonished most Canadians; in a recent poll, seventy-six per cent supported the decision of the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, to walk away from trade talks with Washington.
    — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of infuriate
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  • The hiring of the Catalan content creator, however, has only served to enrage the public, rather than enticing them to watch the race.
    — Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The comment at a rally last Sunday titillated, provoked and enraged different audiences simultaneously, all but guaranteeing saturation news coverage and even more attention.
    — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of enrage
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  • Hughes allegedly ran up to multiple people, attempting to scare and antagonize them, police said.
    — Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Late in episode 1, the Supreme Ruler is revealed to Barry Kripke, a Caltech physicist who talks like Elmer Fudd and often antagonized TBBT’s heroes.
    — Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 24 July 2026
Definition of antagonize

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“Embitter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embitter. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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