Home › Words › S › sourheadsourheadsourhead · noun — one who is grumpy, negative, and bad-tempered.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, sourhead ranks #6,674 of 42,834 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom sour + -head.nounOne who is grumpy, negative, and bad-tempered.e.g.“He is a ragamuffin, a useless, unadorned sourhead !” — 1932, A. E. Field, Sydney Spencer, Peaks, passes and glaciers, page 247:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.sourpuss 80% match — A person who is habitually gloomy, sullen or miserable; a grouch; a scowling person. vs sourhead →sorehead 72% match — A person who has a tendency to be angry or to feel offended. vs sourhead →sourfaced 72% match — Having a sour face. vs sourhead →soreheaded 70% match — Having a tendency to be angry or irritable, easily offended; like a sorehead. vs sourhead →grump 68% match — A habitually grumpy or complaining person. vs sourhead →miseryguts 67% match — A miserable, negative person. vs sourhead →sourly 66% match — In a sour manner. vs sourhead →sulker 64% match — One who sulks. vs sourhead →