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embitter

UK/im'bitә/US
TOEFLGREC2

Definitions

v.

To cause someone to feel bitter, resentful, or deeply unhappy.

使怨恨,使心生苦涩;使愤懑

Root Breakdown

Root-derived
emto put into, to cause
+
bitterstem
=embitter

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Years of rejection embittered her attitude toward relationships.

  • 2.

    The unfair treatment embittered the workers against management.

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