bad loser

Frequency: 7.211.8 per million words

someone who gets angry or upset when they lose

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Examples (10)

  • He's extremely competitive and a bad loser.
  • Nobody likes playing games with John because he's such a bad loser.
  • It's important to teach children not to be bad losers in sports.
  • After losing the match, she threw her racket, proving herself a bad loser.
  • He needs to learn to accept defeat gracefully and not act like a bad loser.
  • Being a bad loser can damage your relationships and reputation.
  • The coach always emphasized being a good sport, not a bad loser.
  • His reaction to losing the board game was typical of a bad loser.
  • Don't be such a bad loser; it's just a friendly competition.
  • The team captain was criticized for being a bad loser during the post-game interview.