sorehead attitude
- noun
- Archaic
:
actitud de malhumorado
- Don't bring that sorehead attitude to the meeting!
Examples
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His sorehead attitude made it difficult to work with him.
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Whenever she's tired, a sorehead attitude seems to take over.
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His sorehead attitude made working with him quite a challenge.
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Instead of a sorehead attitude, try showing a little patience and understanding.
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His sorehead attitude made working with him quite a challenge.
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Don't bring that sorehead attitude to the meeting!
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Instead of a sorehead attitude, try showing a little patience.
Synonyms
3
6.0
Being easily annoyed and acting in odd, fussy ways
3
4.1
A feeling of being easily annoyed
1
4.0
A state of being easily annoyed and in a bad mood
1
4.0
A feeling of anger and bitterness after a disagreement
A consistently unfriendly and angry way of acting
A rude, spiteful way of speaking that uses mean, cutting remarks
A state of being very rude and unpleasant to other people
A very bad, annoying way of behaving that upsets other people
Antonyms
How Irritable
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is compositionally built from 'sorehead' (someone resentful or sulky) + 'attitude' (habitual way of feeling/behaving), so its meaning — a grumpy or irritable demeanour — is directly derivable from the parts. The noun+noun attributive pattern is a common and predictable English composition, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would understand it.
Etymology
Sorehead attitude paints a picture of someone whose sore head feels hurt or angry, so they act short and grumpy. That's why it means 'a grumpy or irritable demeanor'.