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Acerbate

verb/kɐpˈɪtʃəlˌɛɹi/
Definition
cause to be bitter or resentful
make sour or bitter
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/kɐpˈɪtʃəlˌɛɹi/
🇬🇧British English
/bjˈuːbəʊ/
🇮🇳Indian English
/bjˈuːbəʊ/
3 syllables Say it as /kɐpˈɪtʃəlˌɛɹi/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
verbcause to be bitter or resentful
“These injustices embittered her even more”
verbmake sour or bitter
Word Forms
embittermentnounthe state of being embittered
acerbitynouna rough and bitter manner
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
verschärfen
Anlass zur Bitterkeit oder zum Groll
🇫🇷French
aggraver
causer de l'amertume ou du ressentiment
🇪🇸Spanish
exacerbar
causar amargura o resentimiento
🇮🇹Italian
esacerbare
motivo di amarezza o risentimento
🇳🇱Dutch
bijten
reden om verbitterd of boos te worden
🇵🇹Portuguese
acerbar
fazer com que fique amargo ou ressentido
🇷🇺Russian
острый
вызвать горечь или обиду
India
🇮🇳Hindi
खट्टा और तीता करना
कड़वा या नाराज़ होने का कारण
🇧🇩Bengali
ত্বরান্বিত করা
তিক্ত বা বিরক্ত হওয়ার কারণ
🇮🇳Tamil
தீவிரப்படுத்து
கசப்பாக அல்லது வெறுப்பாக இருக்க காரணம்
🇮🇳Telugu
తీవ్రతరం
చేదుగా లేదా కోపంగా ఉండటానికి కారణం
🇮🇳Marathi
तीव्र करणे
कडू किंवा नाराज होण्याचे कारण
🇮🇳Gujarati
તીવ્ર થવું
કડવું અથવા નારાજ થવાનું કારણ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಉಲ್ಬಣಗೊಳಿಸು
ಕಹಿ ಅಥವಾ ಅಸಮಾಧಾನಕ್ಕೆ ಕಾರಣ
🇮🇳Malayalam
തീവ്രമാക്കുക
കയ്പേറിയതോ നീരസമോ ആകാൻ കാരണം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਤੇਜ਼ ਕਰਨਾ
ਕੌੜਾ ਜਾਂ ਨਾਰਾਜ਼ ਹੋਣ ਦਾ ਕਾਰਨ
🇵🇰Urdu
تیز کرنا
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
阿塞巴泰
引起痛苦或怨恨
🇯🇵Japanese
悪化させる
苦い、または憤慨する原因となる
🇰🇷Korean
시게 하다
씁쓸하거나 분개하게 만들다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
làm cay đắng
gây ra cay đắng hoặc bực bội
🇹🇭Thai
ผาดโผน
🇮🇩Indonesian
memarahkan
menyebabkan rasa pahit atau kesal
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
تفاقم
سببا في الشعور بالمرارة أو الاستياء
🇮🇷Persian
تشدید می کند
باعث تلخی یا کینه توزی شود
🇹🇷Turkish
sertleştirmek
acı ya da kırgın olmaya neden olmak
🇮🇱Hebrew
להחריף
לגרום למרירה או ממורמרת
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'acerbate'?
The primary meaning of 'acerbate' is 'cause to be bitter or resentful'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'acerbate' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'acerbate' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'acerbate' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'acerbate' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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