tr.v., -tered, -ter·ing, -ters.

1. To make bitter in flavor.
2. To arouse bitter feelings in: was embittered by years of unrewarded labor.

embitterment em·bit'ter·ment n.

verb

To make or become bitter: sour. See happy/unhappy.

v

Definition: upset, alienate
Antonyms: calm, comfort, make happy, pacify

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IN BRIEF: To make feel angry or hurt.

Instead of allowing these things to embitter me, I took them as spurs to more strenuous effort. — Bernard Baruch (1870-1965).

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - gøre fjendtlig, gøre bitter

Nederlands (Dutch)
verbitteren, verergeren, ergeren

Français (French)
v. tr. - aigrir, remplir d'amertume, envenimer (des relations, une dispute)

Deutsch (German)
v. - verbittern, trüben

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - πικραίνω, κακοκαρδίζω

Italiano (Italian)
amareggiare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - amargar, angustiar (fig.)

Русский (Russian)
наполнять горечью, озлоблять, портить, обострить

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - amargar, acibarar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - göra bitter, förbittra

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
使受苦, 使怨恨, 使难受

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使受苦, 使怨恨, 使難受

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 쓰라리게 하다, 격분 시키다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 味をにがくする, 憤激させる, 怒らせる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يزيد الشيء مرارا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮גרם התמרמרות‬

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