負け惜しみ

負け惜しみ

Japanese

Kanji in this term
負	惜
ま Grade: 3	お Grade: S

Etymology

負 (ま)け (make), from 負 (ま)ける (makeru, “to lose”) + 惜 (お)しみ (oshimi), from 惜 (お)しむ (oshimu, “to resent”).

Noun

負け惜しみ (hiragana まけおしみ, rōmaji makeoshimi)

1. (idiomatic) sour grapes