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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for embitter
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The statement angered Washington officials, who told reporters that Ukraine was downplaying deliveries to get more support from European countries.—
Erin Banco, Anastasiia Malenko,
USA TODAY,
3 Feb. 2025
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President Trump’s controversial pick for director of national intelligence angered Republicans by refusing to condemn government leaker Edward Snowden as well as her unorthodox foreign policy views on Russia and Syria, among other concerns.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
31 Jan. 2025
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Two roughing calls against the Houston Texans for hits on quarterback Patrick Mahomes in Saturday’s AFC Divisional game infuriated fans, although the NFL said the calls were correct.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
21 Jan. 2025
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But some private firefighters offer their services to individuals, a practice that has shocked and infuriated many as its existence has entered the public eye.—
Julia Reinstein,
ABC News,
14 Jan. 2025
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The big picture: Caught off guard by a sudden announcement to build the prison there, many Franklin County residents are enraged by the state's seeming absence of transparency on the project.—
Worth Sparkman,
Axios,
10 Feb. 2025
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Gail is enraged to learn that she’s being passed over for promotion when Marilee retires at the end of the year.—
Heller McAlpin,
The Christian Science Monitor,
10 Feb. 2025
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Indeed, there are cabbies like Joe Fong, 45, who sees no value in antagonizing his customers and has tried to adapt to his passengers’ needs.—
David Pierson,
New York Times,
5 Jan. 2025
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Another passenger pressed the train's call button, antagonizing one of the people fighting.—
Monica Eng,
Axios,
7 Jan. 2025
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“Embitter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embitter. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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