sore loser

noun

: a person who becomes very upset or angry when he or she loses a game, contest, etc.

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Victor Wembanyama is the worst sore loser of all of them. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 20 June 2026 Not a sore loser, Bogart personally congratulated Lukas moments after the latter accepted the Oscar. — Chris Feil, Vanity Fair, 15 Mar. 2026 Kings coach Doug Christie, who often describes himself as a sore loser, shared his thoughts on tanking during his pregame press conference. — Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 11 Mar. 2026 Lately, Laine noted, the WWE’s star villain Becky Lynch has been using some familiar-sounding language while playing up her status as a sore loser. — Michael Ballaban, CNN Money, 14 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sore loser

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“Sore loser.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sore%20loser. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

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