grouch en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ɡɹaʊt͡ʃ/
- (US) audio
Etymology
From Middle English grouchen, variant of grucchen (“to complain, mumble, murmur”). See grutch.
Meanings
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A complaint, a grumble, a fit of ill-humor.
But today he had noticed from the moment he had got out of bed that something was amiss with the world. Either he was in the grip of some divine discontent due to the highly developed condition of his soul, or else he had a grouch.
1919, P. G. Wodehouse, 'A Damsel in Distress', Herbert Jenkins, 1956, p 20
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One who is grumpy or irritable.
I don't feel like hanging around with that grouch.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| grouches | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Synonyms
grump · pettifogger · criticizer · critic · scolder · sourpuss · whiner · complainer · grouch · caviler · kvetcher · crabber · quibbler · grumbler · troublemaker · carper · findfault · grumpy pants · smellfungus · whinger · faultfinder · castigator · whining Willy · hafter · latrant · squeaky wheel · nitpicker · censurer · vituperator · pick-fault · bellyacher
Translations (25)
cs reptal (one who is grumpy or irritable) · ru брюзга (one who is grumpy or irritable) · gl túzaro (one who is grumpy or irritable) · fr grincheux (one who is grumpy or irritable) · ga cantalán (one who is grumpy or irritable) · hy փնթփնթան (one who is grumpy or irritable) · es quejica (one who is grumpy or irritable) · nl brombeer (one who is grumpy or irritable) · es refunfuñón (one who is grumpy or irritable) · fi yrmy (one who is grumpy or irritable) · ga cantalóir (one who is grumpy or irritable) · fr grognon (one who is grumpy or irritable) · es gruñón (one who is grumpy or irritable) · ca botzinaire (one who is grumpy or irritable) · fi jöröjukka (one who is grumpy or irritable) · de Griesgram (one who is grumpy or irritable) · es refunfuñona (one who is grumpy or irritable) · es vinagre (one who is grumpy or irritable) · ru ворчун (one who is grumpy or irritable) · cy grwgnachwr (one who is grumpy or irritable) · ca rondinaire (one who is grumpy or irritable) · cs bručoun (one who is grumpy or irritable) · nl mopperkont (one who is grumpy or irritable) · es gruñona (one who is grumpy or irritable) · cs škarohlíd (one who is grumpy or irritable)