as in angry
having or showing deep-seated resentment
gradually the embittered woman realized that her lingering feelings of hatred were slowly destroying her
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as in enraged
to implant bitter feelings in
the family refused to let their devastating collision with a drunk driver permanently embitter them
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Recent Examples of embittered
Emma Specter, Vogue, 14 Nov. 2025
Short, balding and deeply insecure, the embittered Hart (Ethan Hawke) offers some disingenuous congratulations, but can’t mask his contempt for Rodgers’ new writing partner and their swoony, uncynical show.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
Though Dyer’s Colette is the closest thing the DMV ensemble has to a lead, its brightest star is Gregg, a fellow examiner played by Tim Meadows with the embittered misery of someone who understands his existence as a cosmic joke.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2025
In Weimar Germany, embittered veterans of exclusionary traditions fueled fascism.
—Loree Sutton, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
The 2022 bare-knuckle holiday sensation Violent Night followed an embittered Santa, armed with lethal combat skills, who takes out a team of ruthless mercenaries to rescue a girl and her family.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2025
Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
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The latest movie on my yuletide film agenda, A Merry Little Ex-Mas, stars Alicia Silverstone as an embittered ex who—I’m guessing—gets some semblance of her groove back.
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Here, the situation has changed, leaving many of the gods either hardened or embittered by the conflict.
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Robby is angry at himself for not seeing it.—
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None of the referees appeared to be struck by the objects being thrown on the court, despite video showing a windfall of debris raining down from the angry crowd.—
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Jensen’s father, David Jensen, was enraged by McIntyre’s not guilty plea.—
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But the decision to leave Robertson at home is a puzzling one that has enraged both Stars fans and hockey fans across the country.—
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The shootout in the finale felt ripped from another (lesser) series, Sarah Catherine Hook’s monologue as Piper, now wanting to wash Thailand off her, just a bit of a pat cheat (and a more cynical White on display).—
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Yes, our political leaders have given some of us reason to be resentful, cynical and even depressed.—
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The development appears to have infuriated the center’s interim president, MAGA loyalist Richard Grenell.—
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Trump’s blunt warnings have infuriated the country’s leaders, who have since doubled down on crushing the protests.—
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Yes, our political leaders have given some of us reason to be resentful, cynical and even depressed.—
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When the patriarch names his youngest daughter as his successor, the family is torn apart as her brother, a resentful nephew and others vie for control.—
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Shortly after, Chalup Cortez became angered by a social media livestream involving Qahsiem’s father, Meishaq Sinclair, and her boyfriend, and drove back to the south Phoenix home, AZ Family reported based on the court documents.—
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Holman’s daughter, Kyra Randall, said her father’s even temper and soft-spoken manner, even when angered, likely appealed to the chief.—
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Ingram returned after missing two games because of a sore right thumb.—
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The wrong pair can mean shin splints or sore arches halfway through a trip, and no vacation is worth that.—
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Pair it with a small, dessert-sized Greek coffee, which isn’t as bitter as espresso, for a perfect treat yourself moment under $10.—
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That includes losing to their bitter rivals with the biggest playoff collapse in franchise history.—
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“Embittered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embittered. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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