MEANING
A person prone to grumbling, irritability, and resistance to others' enthusiasm.
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Words that belong together
- an old curmudgeon
- an affectionate curmudgeon
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The curmudgeon complained about the children and repaired their broken gate the next morning.
He played the curmudgeon whenever praise threatened to make him sentimental.
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- curmudgeon
Usage notes
Primary category: psychological / character. Forms: Singular curmudgeon; plural curmudgeons. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.
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