embitter

Example Sentences

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Both Sam and Ruth are embittered by loss and a sense of alienation, thus their shared tendencies toward self-harm — Sam with his suicidal ideations and Ruth with her relentless drinking.

From New York Times

He’s been everything from an embittered baseball coach who adopts two foster children in “Angels in the Outfield,” to a sinister wife-beater in “The Color Purple.”

From Los Angeles Times

But Stalin had already planted the seeds for the Sino-Soviet split to come, embittering Mao, who later said Russians "have never had faith in the Chinese people and Stalin was among the worst."

From Salon

After all, the United States has a notoriously laissez-faire culture; why are some Americans so embittered about others donning a mask to the extent that some opt to publicly humiliate them?

From Salon

But he emphasized that, unlike some other apostates from the right, he wasn’t “embittered.”

From New York Times