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Embittered vs Aggrieved - What's the difference?

embittered | aggrieved |

As verbs the difference between embittered and aggrieved

is that embittered is (embitter) while aggrieved is (aggrieve).

As an adjective aggrieved is

angry or resentful due to unjust treatment.

embittered

English

Verb

(head)
  • (embitter)

    • embitter

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To cause to be bitter.

    • See also

    * embetter * acerbate

    aggrieved

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Angry or resentful due to unjust treatment.
    • I am aggrieved at the conditions which have been forced upon me.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=October 1 , author=Saj Chowdhury , title=Wolverhampton 1 - 2 Newcastle , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=Steven Fletcher headed in for Wolves late on, who were denied a penalty and what appeared to be a legitimate equaliser in stoppage time.
    Wolves boss Mick McCarthy will rightly be aggrieved by those two decisions. }}
  • (legal) Having one's rights denied or curtailed.
    • The aggrieved person may present their petition to the court for review.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (aggrieve)