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verbittern — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • aggravate verb To make a bad situation, problem, or injury worse.

Senses

verbittern is used for these senses in English:

  • aggravate (now, rare) To give extra weight or intensity to; to exaggerate, to magnify. [from 16th c.]
  • embitter To cause (someone or their feelings) to become more angry, resentful, or unfriendly; to envenom.

aggravate — full definition

  1. verb To make a bad situation, problem, or injury worse.
  2. verb To annoy or irritate someone.

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