sore
73
3.9
- adjective
- /sɔr/
:
dolido
- The two diplomats parted ways with sore feelings and no agreement.
- a sore point
Your reference to these sore spots that aren't there I find very interesting.
- Your reference to these sore spots that aren't there I find very interesting.
- So that became a, a, a sore spot for both me and, and for, for them.
- Since I'm not a sore loser, I would like to give you a bath bomb.
- But getting back to the main point, yes, having more money can be a sore spot for other men.
- Yeah, very honestly, this, this might sound rude, but I think the very people in the beginning were just sore losers and sad that they got out quickly.
- You know, when it's all the people that you know that a lot that cry about the voting and the people that, that, that, that beast that can be sore losers.
- OK, Speaking of being a sore winner, I would like to take a very smug victory lap right now.
Examples
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Occasionally, someone brought his wife along, and it was a sore spot with the others.
Fiction book (1990) -
When I broached that with the Seminole Tribe, I quickly learned I had touched a sore point.
Academic text (2009) -
So that became a, a, a sore spot for both me and, and for, for them.
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But getting back to the main point, yes, having more money can be a sore spot for other men.
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Because here was the sore spot: they were right about her, and she was wrong.
Fiction book (2000) -
My inability to hide my feelings had been a sore spot between us since we first met.
Fiction book (2000) -
Well, now you're just sore at all marriages.
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I mean, it's a bit of a sore subject for him, but, uh, I'm sure it won't be a problem.
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Anyways, that's always been a bit of a sore spot for me and just repeated and I just repeated that she was being selfish.
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She was still sore after losing the argument, and it affected her mood for the rest of the day.
Synonyms
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1.0
Feeling sad or worried because something bad happened
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1.0
Feeling angry or upset with someone
463
1.0
Feeling sad or not pleased about something
443
1.8
Feeling very unhappy or suffering a lot
5
5.9
Quick to feel annoyed or offended by small remarks
5
4.9
Feeling hurt, upset or uncomfortable
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
9
4.2
A welcome person or thing you are glad to see after time away, for example after a hard time
Compounds
- Specialized
1
4.6
A damaged area of skin that appears when constant weight on it keeps blood from reaching it
- Archaic
A skin infection from tiny parasites in warm countries that makes open sores
- Specialized
Strep bacteria infect the throat and tonsils and cause a severe, painful infection often with fever
- Specialized
An infection in the throat that causes a sudden sore throat and fever
How Upset
Surface Forms
Etymology
Sore also came from Old English sār meaning 'hurt', and people began to use it for feelings as well as bodies. So if someone is sore about something, they feel emotionally 'hurt' or upset.