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grouch

DEFINITIONS OF: grouch

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v show one's unhappiness or critical attitude

Synonyms:
grumble, scold
Type of:
complain, kick, kvetch, plain, quetch, sound off
express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness

n a bad-tempered person

Synonyms:
churl, crank, crosspatch, grump
Types:
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crab, crabby person
a quarrelsome grouch
fire-eater, hothead
a belligerent grouch
misanthrope, misanthropist
someone who dislikes people in general
misogynist, woman hater
a misanthrope who dislikes women in particular
Type of:
disagreeable person, unpleasant person
a person who is not pleasant or agreeable
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