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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | cranky person |
| Synonyms: | bear*, complainer, crab, curmudgeon, grouch, malcontent, sorehead, sourpuss, whiner |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | mope |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | pout, be dejected |
| Synonyms: | ache, be apathetic, be down in the mouth, be gloomy, be in a funk, bleed, brood, chafe, despair, despond, droop, eat one's heart out, fret, grieve, grumble, grump, idle, lament, languish, lose heart, moon, pine, pine away, regret, repine, sink, stew over, sulk, sweat over, waste time, wear a long face, yearn |
| Antonyms: | be elated, be happy |
| Main Entry: | pout |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make a sad face; be sad |
| Synonyms: | be cross, be in bad mood, be moody, be petulant, be sullen, frown, grouch, grump, make a long face, make a moue, mope, stick one's lip out, sulk |
| Antonyms: | grin, smile |
| Main Entry: | sourpuss |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | grouch |
| Synonyms: | bellyacher, crab, crank, crosspatch, curmudgeon, faultfinder, griper, growler, grumbler, grump, killjoy, moaner, sorehead, sulker, whiner |
| Main Entry: | sulk |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | pout |
| Synonyms: | be down in the mouth, be in a huff, be morose, be out of sorts, be silent, brood, frown, gloom, glower, gripe, grouse, grump, look sullen, lower, moon*, mope, scowl, take on |
| Antonyms: | be happy, grin, smile |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | bellyacher |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | complainer |
| Synonyms: | crab, crybaby, faultfinder, fusser, grouch, growler, grumbler, grump, moaner, sniveler, whiner |
| Main Entry: | bitch |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | complain |
| Synonyms: | carp, crab, criticize, fuss, gripe, grouse, grumble, grump, moan, moan and groan, piss and moan about, whine |
| Main Entry: | complainer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | whiner |
| Synonyms: | bellyacher, crab, crybaby, faultfinder, fusser, growler, grumbler, grump, moaner, nagger, nitpicker, objector, protester, troublemaker |
| Main Entry: | crab |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | grouch |
| Synonyms: | bellyacher, complainer, curmudgeon, faultfinder, fusser, growler, grumbler, grump, sourpuss, whiner |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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