Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

embittered

/ɛmbˈɪtɚd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.60 in modern English

Syllables: em-bit-tered
IPA: /ɛmbˈɪtɚd/

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Deeply hostile, resentful.

verb

simple past and past participle of embitter

Example Sentences

"an embittered enemy"
"[…] they were opposed to it on grounds that were at once legal, political, historical, personal, geographical, and mixed; the whole combination of causes operating of necessity to make the opposition an embittered one."
"Again, by means of the ‘follower’s’ life, it will be revealed who is the admirer; for the admirers will become highly embittered against the follower."
"Dawkins’ book is, oddly, much more embittered and deeply emotional, although leavened by his effervescent wit."

Inflected Forms

more embittered (comparative) most embittered (superlative)

Derived Forms

embitteredly embitteredness unembittered

Rhymes With

littered glittered frittered pittard

Questions

How do you pronounce embittered?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɛmbˈɪtɚd/.
What does embittered mean?: Deeply hostile, resentful.

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