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adjective

Definition of embitterednext
as in angry
having or showing deep-seated resentment gradually the embittered woman realized that her lingering feelings of hatred were slowly destroying her

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embittered

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verb

past tense of embitter
as in enraged
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 Synonyms for embittered
  1. angry
  2. enraged
  3. cynical
  4. resentful
  5. angered
  6. sore
  7. bitter
  8. acrimonious
Adjective
  • Early this year, the company had a PR problem as angry customers raged online about higher menu prices.
    Allison Morrow, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Advertisement When questioned about the next day’s testimony, Netanyahu became visibly angry.
    Tia Goldenberg, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of angry
Verb
  • In May, Barone began working as the executive assistant to Ann Bryant, who co-founded a Tahoe nonprofit called BEAR League, in 1998, after a government trapper enraged the community by killing a mother bear and her cub and then lying about it.
    Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
  • Pediatricians were enraged in February, for example, when Ladapo left the decision on whether to quarantine children amid a massive measles outbreak to parents.
    Erika Edwards, NBC News, 23 Nov. 2024
Definition of enraged
Adjective
  • While few constituencies have been spared recrimination, some of the most cynical and pernicious scapegoating has been reserved for the transgender community.
    Anthony D. Romero, Twin Cities, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Bezos said he’s had a lot of success in life not being cynical.
    Brooke Seipel, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of cynical
Adjective
  • In an environment where workers are increasingly resentful, the study by financial services company Empower finds younger workers expect double the salary of their older peers to be a success.
    Ben Berkowitz, Axios, 3 Dec. 2024
  • Russians became deeply nostalgic for the Soviet Union and resentful of the United States.
    Maria Snegovaya, Foreign Affairs, 25 Nov. 2024
Definition of resentful
Verb
  • His amplification of Lee's viewpoints angered Social Security advocates.
    Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
  • That decision angered Real Madrid so much that its players boycotted the awards ceremony.
    Steve Price, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of angered
Adjective
  • In the mountains, the Westin Riverfront Resort and Spa in Avon offers treatments for dry skin and sore muscles at Spa Anjali.
    Mindy Sink, The Denver Post, 12 Dec. 2024
  • On Sale 33% off $199 Buy Now On Amazon $200 Buy Now on Target $199 Buy Now on Best Buy There’s bound to be someone on your list who would love to have a Theragun massage device to relieve their sore muscles.
    Mia Maguire, StyleCaster, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of sore
Adjective
  • The two are likely headed for a new bitter legal fight with money at stake.
    Alina Selyukh, NPR, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The pith can be bitter, so some people don’t like the taste.
    Merve Ceylan, Health, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of bitter
Adjective
  • The split quickly turned acrimonious with the two engaging in a custody dispute over River and Remy.
    Janelle Ash, Fox News, 29 Nov. 2024
  • Five of those races are in California, where Republican House members are fighting costly and acrimonious reelection battles.
    Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2024
Definition of acrimonious
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