sore point
noun[Cusually singular]
uk/ˌsɔː ˈpɔɪnt/us/ˌsɔːr ˈpɔɪnt/C2
asubjectthat someoneprefersnot totalkabout because it makes themangryorembarrassed:
(不愿提及的)痛处,心病Don'taskhim about thejobsearch- it's abitof asorepoint.别问他找工作的事情——都成了他的心病了。
Feelings of dislike and hatred
- abhorrence
- abomination
- anathema
- animosity
- animus
- disgust
- dislike
- distaste
- distastefully
- enmity
- loathing
- misandrist
- misandry
- misanthrope
- misanthropy
- repulsion
- self-loathing
- technophobe
- transmisogyny
- vitriol