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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
  • Consumers are angry about high prices, but few realize just how little profit many of the small and medium-sized food industry producers and independent restaurants who make and sell them their meals actually make.
    — Rovshan Rasulov, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Accept Your Child's Anger When your child has an angry outburst, acknowledge it.
    — Miriam Foley, Parents, 11 Mar. 2025
Definition of angry
Verb
  • The newspaper includes the story of how Brando was enraged to discover his voice had been dubbed by an Italian actor for the local version.
    — Caroline Frost, Deadline, 5 Jan. 2025
  • But conservatives said they were enraged by the legislation.
    — Catie Edmondson, New York Times, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of enraged
Adjective
  • Some who do have a cynical view — asking what good was it for people to risk that bridge crossing for Black freedom when young Black people are killing one another in Selma today?
    — Marisa Peñaloza, NPR, 9 Mar. 2025
  • The cynical, trend-chasing marketing executive Maya (Kathryn Hahn, playing refreshingly against type) makes Matt look principled by contrast.
    — Judy Berman, TIME, 7 Mar. 2025
Definition of cynical
Adjective
  • The advisory body's aggressive downsizing has already impacted tens of thousands of employees, sparking concerns that former government workers who are resentful or vulnerable after the mass layoffs could be exploited by foreign adversaries.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
  • The prewar experience of Stalin’s ruthless collectivization left the predominantly rural population in the region of Smolensk deeply resentful of the communist regime, and many locals hoped life under Hitler would be an improvement.
    — Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
Definition of resentful
Verb
  • The sequence of events clearly angered Bain.
    — Cristóbal Reyes, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2025
  • The move angered fans, and a scandal over offensive remarks Richards had made on a podcast led him to quit before his episodes aired.
    — Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of angered
Adjective
  • Bachelor host Jesse Palmer's cheeks are still sore after chubby bunny match with Grant Producers overestimated our interest in Carolina Seriously, guys?
    — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 11 Mar. 2025
  • State of play: Cantrell's travel has been a sore spot during her second term.
    — Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 10 Mar. 2025
Definition of sore
Adjective
  • If brewed too hot, the green tea will be bitter; some high-end Japanese green tea need temps as cool as 160ºF. If brewed too cool, the black teas will lack sweetness.
    — Jesse Raub, Bon Appétit, 12 Mar. 2025
  • The stakes couldn't have been higher, and the atmosphere was electric as the two WWE Superstars prepared to finally settle their bitter grudge.
    — Russ Weakland, EW.com, 11 Mar. 2025
Definition of bitter
Adjective
  • The deal followed an acrimonious, public falling-out with team officials.
    — Josh Robbins, The Athletic, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Trump and Milley have long had an acrimonious relationship, starting in Trump’s first term, when Milley apologized for accompanying the president for a photo opportunity at Lafayette Square near the White House in 2020 during racial justice unrest in the nation’s Capitol.
    — Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 29 Jan. 2025
Definition of acrimonious
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