"embittered" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: en-us-embittered.ogg Forms: more embittered [comparative], most embittered [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} embittered (comparative more embittered, superlative most embittered)
  1. Deeply hostile, resentful. Derived forms: embitteredly, embitteredness, unembittered
    Sense id: en-embittered-en-adj-WBB~F8Gm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 10

Verb

Audio: en-us-embittered.ogg
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} embittered
  1. simple past and past participle of embitter Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: embitter
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