bitten

variants also bit
past participle of bite, informal + sometimes impolite
as in sucked
to be objectionable or unsatisfactory man, that really bites that you have to work on the weekend

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Recent Examples of bitten The outlet said the group was attacked by a bear, and Alexander was bitten in the face. — Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2026 The unit has been unproductive defending the run and bitten hard by the injury bug. — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 23 Sep. 2026 The Colts bit on it, but Mahomes recoiled and looked over the middle of the field. — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026 For the 25% who are symptomatic, those symptoms don’t appear until four to 10 days after being bitten. — Andrés Henao, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2026 And the Canes’ secondary, bitten by injuries, also has shown vulnerability. — Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2026 Soha Abdou, a senior resident services supervisor with Tenderloin Family Housing, said two residents have been bitten by dogs in the past two years. — Da Lin, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026 Anyone who is bitten or attacked by a coyote should call 911. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 16 Sep. 2026 That progress contrasts with the nearly 60,000 people killed by the virus every year, most bitten by dogs, according to WHO. — Nayara Batschke, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bitten
sucked
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  • Even the Lindsay Clancy trial — hearing all of those conspiracies is fascinating, and I get sucked down a rabbit hole really quickly.
    — Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Will any contestants get sucked into a chocolate pipe, Augustus Gloop-style?
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 18 Sep. 2026

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“Bitten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bitten. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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