embitter

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (archaic, transitive) To cause (something) to be or taste bitter; to bitter.
2. (figuratively, transitive) To cause (a positive quality such as happiness, or a thing such as an activity or one's life) to become less good or pleasurable; also, to make (a negative quality, or thing such as a disagreement) worse or more unpleasant.
3. (figuratively, transitive) To cause (someone or their feelings) to become more angry, resentful, or unfriendly; to envenom.

Sinonieme

exacerbate

acerbate

envenom

make bitter

anger

💢

vex

aggravate

enrage

rankle

irritate

insult

intensify

mortify

poison

sour

worsen

empoison

acidify

acidulate

bitter

disaffect

disillusion

exacerbation

exasperate

harden

incite

Vertalings

verbittern

aigrir

amareggiare

amargar

πικραίνω

gücendirmek

agriar

acılaştırmak

inacidire

rendere amaro

vergallen

acibarar

sauer machen

säuern

تنكد

Etimologie (Engels)

From em- (variant of the suffix en- with the sense ‘to become’) + bitter.