verb
- to make someone feel angry, resentful, or hostile
- to make something taste bitter or unpleasant
Usage: third person singular present tense of ’embitter’
Usage: literal sense; less common
Examples
- The unfair treatment embitters him toward his former employer.
- Years of disappointment embitters even the most optimistic person.
- The harsh criticism embitters her against the entire industry.
- Constant rejection embitters young artists trying to break into the field.
- The medicine embitters the taste of everything she eats.
- Nothing embitters a friendship like betrayal of trust.