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Embitter

verb/ɛmbˈɪɾɚɹ/
Definition
cause to be bitter or resentful
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/ɛmbˈɪɾɚɹ/
🇬🇧British English
/dɹˈɪfts/
🇮🇳Indian English
/dɹˈɪfts/
3 syllables Say it as /ɛmbˈɪɾɚɹ/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
verbcause to be bitter or resentful
“These injustices embittered her even more”
Word Forms
embittermentnounthe state of being embittered
acerbitynouna rough and bitter manner
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
verbittern
Anlass zur Bitterkeit oder zum Groll
🇫🇷French
aigrir
causer de l'amertume ou du ressentiment
🇪🇸Spanish
amargar
causar amargura o resentimiento
🇮🇹Italian
amareggiato
motivo di amarezza o risentimento
🇳🇱Dutch
verbitteren
reden om verbitterd of boos te worden
🇵🇹Portuguese
amargurado
fazer com que fique amargo ou ressentido
🇷🇺Russian
ожесточенный
вызвать горечь или обиду
India
🇮🇳Hindi
कड़वा बनाना
कड़वा या नाराज़ होने का कारण
🇧🇩Bengali
নোংরা
তিক্ত বা বিরক্ত হওয়ার কারণ
🇮🇳Tamil
எரிச்சலூட்டும்
கசப்பாக அல்லது வெறுப்பாக இருக்க காரணம்
🇮🇳Telugu
చిరాకు
చేదుగా లేదా కోపంగా ఉండటానికి కారణం
🇮🇳Marathi
कवच
कडू किंवा नाराज होण्याचे कारण
🇮🇳Gujarati
એમ્બિટર
કડવું અથવા નારાજ થવાનું કારણ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಕಹಿ
ಕಹಿ ಅಥವಾ ಅಸಮಾಧಾನಕ್ಕೆ ಕಾರಣ
🇮🇳Malayalam
കയ്പേറിയ
കയ്പേറിയതോ നീരസമോ ആകാൻ കാരണം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਭੜਕਾਉਣ ਵਾਲਾ
ਕੌੜਾ ਜਾਂ ਨਾਰਾਜ਼ ਹੋਣ ਦਾ ਕਾਰਨ
🇵🇰Urdu
بھڑکانے والا
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
苦味
引起痛苦或怨恨
🇯🇵Japanese
苦い
苦い、または憤慨する原因となる
🇰🇷Korean
쓰라린
씁쓸하거나 분개하게 만들다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
cay đắng
gây ra cay đắng hoặc bực bội
🇹🇭Thai
ขมขื่น
🇮🇩Indonesian
menyakitkan hati
menyebabkan rasa pahit atau kesal
🇵🇭Filipino
nakakainis
maging sanhi ng pagiging mapait o sama ng loob
🇲🇾Malay
pedih hati
menyebabkan menjadi pahit atau dendam
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
مرارة
سببا في الشعور بالمرارة أو الاستياء
🇮🇷Persian
تلخ
باعث تلخی یا کینه توزی شود
🇹🇷Turkish
acı verici
acı ya da kırgın olmaya neden olmak
🇮🇱Hebrew
לְמָרֵר
לגרום למרירה או ממורמרת
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'embitter'?
The primary meaning of 'embitter' is 'cause to be bitter or resentful'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'embitter' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'embitter' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'embitter' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'embitter' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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