sorehead

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) A person who has a tendency to be angry or to feel offended.
2. (US, countable, derogatory, uncountable) A politician who is dissatisfied through failure, lack of recognition, etc.
3. (uncountable) Infection in sheep by the nematode Elaeophora schneideri; elaeophorosis.
4. (uncountable) Fowlpox.

Synonyms

irritable

irritated

grouch

grouchy

edgy

fractious

fretful

fussy

growler

grumbler

grumpy

irascible

malcontent

mutterer

nagger

peckish

pettish

quick tempered

scratchy

snappish

snappy

snarler

snarling

spitfire

techy

tetchy

touchy

fault finder

splenish

crabbed

epithelioma contagiosum fowlpox

cranky

discontented

dissatisfied

Translations

γκρινιάρης

οξύθυμος

râleur

zeurpiet

zeurkous

indivíduo vingativo

mau perdedor

ardido

kinci kimse

yenilgiyi hazmedemeyen kimse

Etymology

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