Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

poor sport

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.57 in modern English

Syllables: poor s-port
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who exhibits ungracious behaviour during a game, whether winning or losing.

noun

Someone who cannot take a joke.

Inflected Forms

poor sports (plural)

Phrases

sore loser

Frequently Paired Words

sore loser unsporting

Synonyms

bad sport

Antonyms

good sport

Questions

What does poor sport mean?: Someone who exhibits ungracious behaviour during a game, whether winning or losing.

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