sore loser

[ sawr-loo-zer ]

/ ˈsɔr ˈlu zər /

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noun

a person who is habitually angered, irritated, or annoyed when they do not win something or gain a desired advantage:There is no point in being a sore loser and whining about it all.You can't call him a sore loser—he accepts defeat with grace and dignity.

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Origin of sore loser

First recorded in 1830–40

Words nearby sore loser

sore, soredial, soredium, sorehead, Sorel, sore loser, sorely, Sorensen, Sörenstam, sore shin, sore throat

How to use sore loser in a sentence

But for the real Mark Schultz, whom Tatum plays in the film Foxcatcher, it has become a sore point.
Wrestler Mark Schultz Hates the ‘Sickening and Insulting Lies’ of ‘Foxcatcher’|Rich Goldstein|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In the wake of the verdicts in Ferguson and New York City, many of us are still sore with emotion.
The Stacks: A Chicken Dinner That Mends Your Heart|Pete Dexter|December 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In rambling posts, he called himself a loser, and wrote that he must be either bipolar or a psychopath.
School Shooters Love This Pickup Artist Website|Brandy Zadrozny|December 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Affordable Care Act was always a short-term political loser with respect to middle-class voters.
Staving Off a Democratic Civil War|Michael Tomasky|December 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Few sore losers could wield sharp words quite like Leon Trotsky, especially when talking about Joseph Stalin.
Kotkin Biography Reveals Stalin's Evil Pragmatism|William O’Connor|November 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Father had been in sore straits of mind, as month after month had passed without tidings of his "blessed child."
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
She is a model of the Brisk—the little Brisk that was sore exposed that day at Navarino.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II|Rudyard Kipling
Leo flushed, and began again with a sore throat and a bad temper.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II|Rudyard Kipling
All three of themJess, Griff, and the excited loser of the pursereached for the umbrella; but Griff was the first.
The Girls of Central High on the Stage|Gertrude W. Morrison
Jess, whose heart was still sore from the blow she had received at Mr. Closewicks grocery, thought this was very kind of Griff.
The Girls of Central High on the Stage|Gertrude W. Morrison