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verbittert

embittered

adjective fer-BIT-ert Less Common
Mind & Emotions Attitudes

Also means

resentful

Usage Note

verbittert is the adjective to Verbitterung, describing someone soured by lasting disappointment. It implies a settled, corrosive resentment rather than a passing mood, as in ein verbitterter alter Mann.

Examples

"Nach der Niederlage zog er sich verbittert zurück."

Natural Translation

After the defeat he withdrew, embittered.

Literal Translation

After the defeat pulled he himself embittered back.

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