EMBITTER

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Present simple: I / you / we / they embitter ... he / she / it embitters

Past simple: embittered

Past participle: embittered

-ing form: embittering

Meaning:

Cause to be bitter or resentful

Example:

These injustices embittered her even more

Synonyms:

acerbate; embitter; envenom

Classified under:

Verbs of feeling

Cause:

resent (feel bitter or indignant about)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s somebody

Derivation:

embitterment (the state of being embittered)