Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sore point

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.98 in modern English

Syllables: sore -point
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An action, belief, or state of affairs which is an enduring basis for disagreement or dissatisfaction.

Example Sentences

"The affair of the chaplaincy remained a sore point in his memory as a case in which this petty medium of Middlemarch had been too strong for him."
"It is a sore point with me, this being told what I am to do or not do by you self-constituted lords of creation."
"[T]he talks have touched on Iran's suspected nuclear-weapons program, its sponsorship of terrorism and other sore points."

Inflected Forms

sore points (plural)

Phrases

pain point

Frequently Paired Words

pain point

Synonyms

bone of contention bone to pick point of contention

Questions

What does sore point mean?: An action, belief, or state of affairs which is an enduring basis for disagreement or dissatisfaction.

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