#sadden

• To embitter — To impart a bitter or unpleasant taste to a food item or beverage. Figuratively and most frequently used, the verb means to deeply sadden, grieve, depress, or upset someone through wicked deeds, harsh words, or bad news; in its reflexive form (a se amărî), it defines the psychological process whereby an individual becomes sad, discouraged, or filled with resentment due to troubles.
• Sadden — To cause someone a state of sadness, bitterness, or melancholy, destroying their good mood or optimism; (reflexive form) to become sad, to grieve, or to feel bitter due to bad news, a disappointment, or a failure. This psychological and structural process affects an individual's emotional balance in relation to environmental stressors.
• Saddening — The act of becoming sad or causing sadness and its result; the psychological process through which a person transitions into a state of temporary grief, sorrow, or depression. It represents the structural manifestation of a melancholic feeling triggered by internal or external factors, often reflected through changes in social behavior and facial expression.