as in to anger
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 embitter
Through those years, Nuggets fans have grown increasingly embittered by Embiid’s absences in Denver, where the teams meet once every season.
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Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 17 Jan. 2025
Beginning in the wake of Toby Fleishman’s divorce, the series appears at first to be very uncomplicated, with the angry, embittered Toby (Jesse Eisenberg) rebounding his way through New York City while ranting about his workaholic ex-wife, Rachel (Claire Danes).
—Lindsay Kusiak, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 June 2023
But with Republicans gaining control of the House and governor’s mansion the following year, that effort has since gone nowhere — embittering some unions against those who blocked it.
—Antonio Olivo, Washington Post, 9 June 2023
Most aficionados agree that Monopoly, if not a bad game, is at the very least designed to embitter its players.
—Simon Parkin, The New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2023
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Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 17 Jan. 2025
Beginning in the wake of Toby Fleishman’s divorce, the series appears at first to be very uncomplicated, with the angry, embittered Toby (Jesse Eisenberg) rebounding his way through New York City while ranting about his workaholic ex-wife, Rachel (Claire Danes).
—Lindsay Kusiak, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 June 2023
But with Republicans gaining control of the House and governor’s mansion the following year, that effort has since gone nowhere — embittering some unions against those who blocked it.
—Antonio Olivo, Washington Post, 9 June 2023
Most aficionados agree that Monopoly, if not a bad game, is at the very least designed to embitter its players.
—Simon Parkin, The New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for embitter
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Star forward Sardar Azmoun was dropped in March, reportedly because of a social media post that angered Iranian authorities during the war.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 June 2026
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Butler’s refusal to attend the hearing frustrated and angered several of Sheron’s supporters present for the hearing Wednesday.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 June 2026
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Union Pacific hasn’t commented publicly on the president’s remarks, but risks infuriating the president by denying them privately to investors all the same.—
Rohan Goswami,
semafor.com,
1 June 2026
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Those exemptions — and the government stipends many seminary students receive up to the age of 26 — have infuriated many Israelis.—
Melanie Lidman,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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The back-and-forth with the hospital and the insurer enraged Wood.—
Katy Golvala,
Hartford Courant,
1 June 2026
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One quick way to enrage a room of people leaders?—
Kristin Stoller,
Fortune,
26 May 2026
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The release of the funds was a signal of Brussels’ embrace of the new government in Budapest after the 16-year tenure of Viktor Orbán, who was allied with Russia and antagonized the EU.—
Justin Spike,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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It was not renewed for a second season because ESPN did not want to further antagonize its most important partner.—
Matt Moret,
New York Times,
20 May 2026
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“Embitter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embitter. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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