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
Nurasyl-Kazakh
Aurelianoow-re-LYAH-no (Spanish)Spanish, Italian
ÁRmann-Icelandic
RonaldRAHN-əldScottish, English
MieczysŁAwamye-chi-SWAH-vahPolish
Lule-Albanian