Grouch — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a bad-tempered person

show one's unhappiness or critical attitude

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɡɹˈaʊtʃ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡɹˈaʊtʃ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡɹˈaʊtʃ/

1 syllable Say it as /ɡɹˈaʊtʃ/.

Examples

He scolded about anything that he thought was wrong
We grumbled about the increased work load

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

crosspatch crank scold grumble churl grump

Parts of Speech

noun	a bad-tempered person
verb	show one's unhappiness or critical attitude “He scolded about anything that he thought was wrong”

Word Forms

grouchy	adjective	annoyed and irritable
grouch	verb	show one's unhappiness or critical attitude
grumpy	adjective	annoyed and irritable
cranky	adjective	easily irritated or annoyed
grouch	noun	a bad-tempered person
grumble	noun	a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone
grumbler	noun	a person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining
scold	noun	someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault
scolder	noun	someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Griesgram

ein schlecht gelaunter Mensch

🇫🇷French

râleur

une personne de mauvaise humeur

🇪🇸Spanish

cascarrabias

una persona de mal carácter

🇮🇹Italian

brontolone

una persona di cattivo umore

🇳🇱Dutch

mopperen

een slechtgehumeurd persoon

🇵🇹Portuguese

resmungão

uma pessoa mal-humorada

🇷🇺Russian

ворчать

человек с плохим характером

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बड़बड़ाना

एक बुरे स्वभाव वाला व्यक्ति

🇧🇩Bengali

দল

একজন বদমেজাজি ব্যক্তি

🇮🇳Tamil

கூச்சல்

ஒரு கெட்ட குணமுள்ள நபர்

🇮🇳Telugu

గ్రోచ్

చెడు స్వభావం గల వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

घोळ

वाईट स्वभावाची व्यक्ती

🇮🇳Gujarati

જૂથ

ખરાબ સ્વભાવની વ્યક્તિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗಲಾಟೆ

ಕೆಟ್ಟ ಸ್ವಭಾವದ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മുറുമുറുപ്പ്

ഒരു മോശം സ്വഭാവമുള്ള വ്യക്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੁੱਟ

ਇੱਕ ਬੁਰਾ ਸੁਭਾਅ ਵਾਲਾ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

گڑبڑ

ایک بد مزاج شخص

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

牢骚

脾气暴躁的人

🇯🇵Japanese

不機嫌になる

機嫌の悪い人

🇰🇷Korean

투덜대다

성격이 나쁜 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

càu nhàu

một người xấu tính

🇹🇭Thai

บ่น

คนอารมณ์ไม่ดี

🇮🇩Indonesian

penggerutu

orang yang pemarah

🇵🇭Filipino

umungol

isang taong masama ang ugali

🇲🇾Malay

mengerang

seorang yang jahat perangai

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تذمر

شخص سيء المزاج

🇮🇷Persian

غرغر کردن

یک آدم بداخلاق

🇹🇷Turkish

homurdanmak

kötü huylu bir insan

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִרְטוֹן

אדם רע מזג

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