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- [ker-muhj-uh n]
- /kərˈmʌdʒ ən/
- /kəˈmʌdʒ.ən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ker-muhj-uh n]
- /kərˈmʌdʒ ən/
Definitions of curmudgeon word
- countable noun curmudgeon If you call someone a curmudgeon, you do not like them because they are mean or bad-tempered. 3
- noun curmudgeon a surly or miserly person 3
- noun curmudgeon a surly, ill-mannered, bad-tempered person; cantankerous fellow 3
- noun curmudgeon a bad-tempered, difficult, cantankerous person. 1
- noun curmudgeon A bad-tempered or surly person. 1
- noun curmudgeon bad-tempered person 1
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Origin of curmudgeon
First appearance:
before 1570 One of the 33% oldest English words
1570-80; unexplained; perhaps cur- representing cur
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Parts of speech for Curmudgeon
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
curmudgeon popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
curmudgeon usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for curmudgeon
noun curmudgeon
- malcontent — not satisfied or content with currently prevailing conditions or circumstances.
- sorehead — a disgruntled or vindictive person, especially an unsportsmanlike loser: Don't be such a sorehead, they won fair and square.
- bear — If you bear something somewhere, you carry it there or take it there.
- grump — a person given to constant complaining.
- crank — If you call someone a crank, you think their ideas or behaviour are strange.
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