grouch

grouch

noun \ˈgrau̇ch\

Definition of GROUCH

1

a : a fit of bad temper b : grudge, complaint

2

: a habitually irritable or complaining person : grumbler

— grouch intransitive verb

Examples of GROUCH

1. <an uncle who is a real grouch when he's sick>
2. <having been proven wrong, he had a grouch on for hours afterwards>

Origin of GROUCH

probably alteration of grutch grudge; from Middle English grucche, grugge, from grucchen — more at grudge

First Known Use: circa 1895

Related to GROUCH

Synonyms: bear, bellyacher, complainer, crab, crank, croaker, crosspatch, curmudgeon, fusser, griper, grouser, growler, grumbler, grump, murmurer, mutterer, sourpuss, whiner

Related Words: hunks; malcontent, sorehead; grinch, killjoy, party pooper, spoilsport; defeatist, pessimist; faultfinder, kicker, nagger, nitpicker, objector, quibbler, repiner; crock [slang], hypochondriac

Near Antonyms: optimist, Pollyanna; happy camper

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Rhymes with GROUCH

couch, crouch, ouch, pouch, slouch, vouch