embitter
To cause to become less good or pleasurableTo 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.
» Tom is very embittered.
Meaning
3 senses(figuratively, transitive)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.
(figuratively, transitive)To cause (someone or their feelings) to become more angry, resentful, or unfriendly; to envenom.
verbittern
наполня́ть го́речьюnapolnjátʹ górečʹju, отравля́тьotravljátʹ, отрави́тьotravítʹ
(archaic, transitive)To cause (something) to be or taste bitter; to bitter.
cause to be bitter or resentful
Examples
6 sentencesTom is very embittered.
These things tend to embitter people's lives.
Tom was an embittered old man who was weary of life.
deTom war ein verbitterter alter Mann, der des Lebens überdrüssig war. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The inhabitants of the besieged city are embittered by hunger and cold.
deHunger und Kälte verbittern die Bewohner der belagerten Stadt. — al_ex_an_der
That guy's very embittered.
Translations
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Origin
From em- (variant of the suffix en- with the sense ‘to become’) + bitter.From em- (variant of the suffix en- with the sense ‘to become’) + bitter.
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Forms
embitters, embittering, embittered, embittered| Base form | embitter · to embitter |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | embitters |
| Present participle | embittering |
| Past simple | embittered |
| Past participle | embittered |
irregular
Synonyms
2 synonymsWord family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle