bad losers
Sulking after defeat
Bad losers are people who react poorly to losing—sulking, making excuses, blaming others, or refusing to accept defeat gracefully.
The term implies a character flaw: an inability to handle disappointment with dignity.
Nobody wants to play with bad losers who throw tantrums when they don't win.
Also called sore losers, especially in American English.
- spoilsportOne who dampens others' enjoyment
- grumblerHabitual fault-finder
- sulkerOne who broods silently
- complainerOne who voices dissatisfaction
- making excusesOffering justifications for shortcomings
moper · sourpuss · cry baby · poor sport · tantrums · temper tantrum · throwing a fit · blame-shifting · bitterness · resentment · bitter pill · denial · retaliation · losers · sore winner · hostility · anger · cheating
response to defeat
bad losersgood sports
Those who accept outcomes graciously
sportsmen · sportswomen · team players · class acts · gentlemen