embitter

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To cause (something) to be or taste bitter; to bitter.
To cause (a positive quality such as happiness, or a thing such as an activity or one's life) to become less good or pleasurable; also, to make (a negative quality, or thing such as a disagreement) worse or more unpleasant.
To cause (someone or their feelings) to become more angry, resentful, or unfriendly; to envenom.

/ɪmˈbɪtə/ /ɛm-/ /əmˈbɪtəɹ/ [-ɾəɹ] En-us-embitter.ogg

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From em- (variant of the suffix en- with the sense ‘to become’) + bitter.

acerbate

embetter

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