embitter.
To cause (something) to be or taste bitter; to bitter.
Meaning & usage
To cause (something) to be or taste bitter; to bitter.
To cause (a positive quality such as happiness, or a thing such as an activity or one's life) to become less good or pleasurable; also, to make (a negative quality, or thing such as a disagreement) worse or more unpleasant.
To cause (someone or their feelings) to become more angry, resentful, or unfriendly; to envenom.
Where this word comes from
From em- (variant of the suffix en- with the sense ‘to become’) + bitter.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.