"sore point" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-sore point.ogg [Australia] Forms: sore points [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sore point (plural sore points)
  1. (idiomatic) An action, belief, or state of affairs which is an enduring basis for disagreement or dissatisfaction. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: bone of contention, bone to pick, point of contention Translations (enduring basis for disagreement or dissatisfaction): wunder Punkt [masculine] (German), больно́е ме́сто (bolʹnóje mésto) [neuter] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-sore_point-en-noun-U7RXTH50 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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