sorehead
sorehead · soreheads
beleidigte Leberwurst
A person who has a tendency to be angry or to feel offendedA person who has a tendency to be angry or to feel offended.
Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)A person who has a tendency to be angry or to feel offended.
Don't be a sorehead! Forgive, forget and get on with your life.
beleidigte Leberwurst
(US, countable, derogatory, uncountable)A politician who is dissatisfied through failure, lack of recognition, etc.
(uncountable)Infection in sheep by the nematode Elaeophora schneideri; elaeophorosis.
(uncountable)Fowlpox.
More definitions
- someone who is peevish or disgruntled
Translations
1 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
offended person:
Origin
From sore + head, perhaps specifically from the simile like (or mad as) a bear with a soreFrom sore + head, perhaps specifically from the simile like (or mad as) a bear with a sore head.
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Forms
plural: soreheadsSynonyms
2 synonymsElaeophora schneideri infection in sheep:elaeophorosisfilarial dermatitis
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable