"embittered" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: en-us-embittered.ogg [US] Forms: more embittered [comparative], most embittered [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} embittered (comparative more embittered, superlative most embittered)
  1. Deeply hostile, resentful.
    Sense id: en-embittered-en-adj-WBB~F8Gm

Verb

Audio: en-us-embittered.ogg [US]
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} embittered
  1. simple past and past participle of embitter Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: embitter
    Sense id: en-embittered-en-verb-q-5nNhN9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 89

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