bad/poor loser

noun

: a person who becomes upset or angry when he or she loses

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Many Peruvians accuse her of being a bad loser, who for months refused to acknowledge her loss in 2016 and then made unfounded accusations of electoral fraud in 2021. — Simeon Tegel, NPR, 6 June 2026 If the election were a sporting event, the Sunpapers would be the poster boy for a bad loser. — Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 8 Nov. 2024 Fans of the club will also not be worried about any signs of being a bad loser, or even his taste for gamesmanship. — Dermot Corrigan, The Athletic, 30 Apr. 2024

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