"poor sport" meaning in All languages combined

See poor sport on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: poor sports [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} poor sport (plural poor sports)
  1. Someone who exhibits ungracious behaviour during a game, whether winning or losing.
    Sense id: en-poor_sport-en-noun-fHWrmI23 Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 47 53
  2. Someone who cannot take a joke.
    Sense id: en-poor_sport-en-noun-CPzuy7q4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, People Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 80 Disambiguation of People: 47 53
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bad sport Related terms: sore loser, unsporting

Inflected forms

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