a sore loser



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a sore loser

Someone who complains, becomes upset, or otherwise reacts very negatively when he or she fails or loses at something competitive. Don't be such a sore loser, Jim. I know you pride yourself on your racquetball skills, but I beat you fair and square.
See also: loser, sore

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
DamionDAY-mee-ənEnglish
Cynem&Aelig;R-Anglo-Saxon
Gunhild-Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Antoninaahn-taw-NEE-nah (Polish), ahn-tah-NEE-nah (Russian)Italian, Polish, Russian, Ancient Roman
Gili-Hebrew
Raffaela-German