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embittered

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verb

past tense of embitter

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of embittered
Adjective
The 2022 bare-knuckle holiday sensation Violent Night followed an embittered Santa, armed with lethal combat skills, who takes out a team of ruthless mercenaries to rescue a girl and her family. Justin Kroll, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for embittered
Adjective
  • One unbearable sequence has Chiang coming back angry in the middle of the day and suddenly raping Chuan in their bedroom.
    Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
  • In late July, centrist independent US Senator Angus King released a startlingly angry statement.
    Jack Sheehan September 4, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • We should all be enraged by these practices and should withdraw whatever support is left of the administration’s immigration agenda.
    Agustina Vergara Cid, Oc Register, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Medvedev was enraged by chair umpire Greg Allensworth’s decision to award his opponent a first serve after a photographer entered the court on match point.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • The story is told by the cynical (and unreliable) film scout Striker, often in hallucinations and flashbacks.
    Lizz Schumer, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • There’s a cynical take that says performers are just the last jobs left to automate.
    Seth Yudof, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Her son’s middling grades infuriated her.
    Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The announcement infuriated both Democratic and Republican officials in Colorado, which has a booming aerospace industry.
    Kim Chandler, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • For Epictetus, gratitude is a way to avoid being resentful and bitter.
    Jonny Thomson, Big Think, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Despite Creedence’s enormous global success, tensions began to simmer as the other members grew resentful of Fogerty’s outsized role in their achievements.
    Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 23 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Robert Bianco, a longtime TV critic for USA Today, emphasized how strongly Levin supported him even when Bianco’s reviews angered Levin’s sources.
    Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Platner also worked as a contractor for Constellis, a successor to the security company Blackwater, which has angered some online activists.
    David Weigel, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • After bandaging the bleeding leg Saturday, Bichette woke up sore Sunday, Schneider said.
    Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The federal rollback has disproportionately impacted states like Virginia and Maryland, which are so close to Washington, and have become a sore point for Republicans as voters react negatively to the hiring reductions.
    Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Creative differences led to a bitter falling out between Davies and Hodgson, who left the band in 1983.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Sep. 2025
  • But to have the season’s only returning houseguest exit on a twist like this, and not even from gameplay, social standing or an eviction vote leaves a bitter taste in my mouth, to say the least.
    Nick Caruso, TVLine, 6 Sep. 2025

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“Embittered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embittered. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.

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