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embitter

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Embitter is defined as to cause someone to feel resentful or angry, or to give something a sharp taste.

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When you steal someone's boyfriend and make her resent you, this is an example of when youembitter.
Lemon added to candy is an example of something that embitters.

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See embitter in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb

to make bitter; make resentful or morose
to make more bitter; exacerbate; aggravate

Related Forms:

embitterment noun

See embitter in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb em·bit·tered, em·bit·ter·ing, em·bit·ters

To make bitter in flavor.
To arouse bitter feelings in: was embittered by years of unrewarded labor.

Related Forms:

em·bitˈter·ment noun

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