embittered
Example Sentences
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Just make sure you don’t become so aggrieved or embittered that you let it affect your job performance.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026
The novel is narrated by Karishma’s embittered son Mohit decades after the events, and his attitude toward most of the family is cynical and contemptuous.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026
As Lamar grins through the bright lights of his victory lap, Drake's chosen to sidestep the beef - bar one embittered freestyle denouncing fake friends - and instead focused on repositioning himself.
From BBC • Feb. 22, 2025
Vance cast his fellow Appalachians as stuck and embittered with a country that moved on without them.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 17, 2024
This happens when the child who is not missing begins to feel embittered toward the child who is missing purely because he or she is getting all the attention of everyone around.
From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley
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