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sorehead.

A person who has a tendency to be angry or to feel offended.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A person who has a tendency to be angry or to feel offended.

    countable · uncountable
    Don't be a sorehead! Forgive, forget and get on with your life.
  2. A politician who is dissatisfied through failure, lack of recognition, etc.

    US · countable · derogatory · uncountable
  3. Infection in sheep by the nematode Elaeophora schneideri; elaeophorosis.

    uncountable
  4. Fowlpox.

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

From sore + head, perhaps specifically from the simile like (or mad as) a bear with a sore head.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.