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
To an extent not seen in a century, America’s two major parties have gone to battle over the rules that govern voting — an intensifying fight that threatens to dominate and embitter the country’s politics.
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Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2021
Many of the impulsive political intrusions by technology companies have done more to embitter American debate than to clean it up.
—The Editorial Board, WSJ, 14 Jan. 2021
In other words, impeachment embittered both sides —and also created a lot of winners, politically, many of them from Texas.
—Tom Benning, Dallas News, 6 Feb. 2020
While work can form a core part of a person’s identity, worklessness can depress and embitter.
—Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 May 2020
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Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2021
Many of the impulsive political intrusions by technology companies have done more to embitter American debate than to clean it up.
—The Editorial Board, WSJ, 14 Jan. 2021
In other words, impeachment embittered both sides —and also created a lot of winners, politically, many of them from Texas.
—Tom Benning, Dallas News, 6 Feb. 2020
While work can form a core part of a person’s identity, worklessness can depress and embitter.
—Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 May 2020
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Multiple unauthorized drones flew above the Palisades fire Friday afternoon, forcing firefighting aircraft to leave the area for safety and angering those working on the front lines, authorities said.Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
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Visiting Villa manager Unai Emery had earlier been left angered by the decision to send off Jhon Duran with Tindall later seen shushing the Spaniard in the technical area.Callum Davis, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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Less infuriating to the host and showrunner were the two Survivor winners in the cast: Parvati Shallow and David Genat (who triumphed in the Australian version of the franchise).EW.com, EW.com, 7 Jan. 2025
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Mod and Woodall are stars, and the show itself is tender, romantic, joyful, infuriating, and so easy to get swept up in.refinery29.com, refinery29.com, 27 Dec. 2024
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However, a trade would likely further enrage an already frustrated Jets fan base.Theo Gremminger, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024
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Newsom’s aggressive deployment of officers has enraged some anti-police advocates who say that over-policing the region is not a solution.Anabel Sosa, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2024
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Emboldened by its military successes since late 2023, and led by a politically beleaguered prime minister with multiple court cases hanging over his head, the Israeli government is unlikely to stop its campaign to try and antagonize the Iranian octopus.Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
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That currency is pegged to the U.S. dollar and therefore reliably stable—unless the President of the United States starts antagonizing China by threatening to decouple the HKD, as then-President Trump did later that month.Josh Condon, Robb Report, 8 Dec. 2024
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“Embitter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embitter. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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