embitter

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb cause to be bitter or resentful

Etymology

From em- (variant of the suffix en- with the sense ‘to become’) + bitter.

In classic literature

Synonyms

envenom, acerbate

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