a sore point
1sore point — noun A subject about which someone feels touchy, angry or aggrieved • • • Main Entry: ↑sore * * * a subject or issue about which someone feels distressed or annoyed the glamorous image of their paramilitary rivals was always a sore point with the …
2sore\ point — • sore spot • sore point noun A weak or sensitive part; a subject or thing about which someone becomes angry or upset easily. Don t ask Uncle John why his business failed; it s a sore spot with him. Compare: where the shoe pinches …
3sore point — ► sore point an issue about which someone feels distressed or annoyed. Main Entry: ↑sore …
4sore point — A sore point is a subject to be avoided because it causes anger or embarrassment. Don t talk to Mary about weight that s a sore point! …
5sore point — noun An state of affairs, action, or belief which is an enduring basis for disagreement or dissatisfaction. 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… …
6(a) sore point — a sore point/spot/subject/ phrase something that makes you upset, angry, or embarrassed when someone mentions it Don’t mention her divorce – it’s a bit of a sore point. Thesaurus: miscellaneous bad thingshyponym disappointments …
7(a) sore point — a subject which someone would prefer not to talk about because it makes them angry or embarrassed. I tried not to make any reference to Mike s drinking habits I know it s a sore point with Kay at the moment. (often + with) …
8sore point — an issue about which someone feels distressed or annoyed. → sore …
9touch a sore point — tv. to mention something that upsets someone. □ I touched a sore point with Larry when I mentioned taxes. □ That touched a real sore point with me …
10sore — ► ADJECTIVE 1) painful or aching. 2) suffering pain. 3) severe; urgent: in sore need. 4) informal, chiefly N. Amer. upset and angry. ► NOUN 1) a raw or painful place on the body. 2) a source of distress or a …
