Definition
An action, belief, or state of affairs which is an enduring basis for disagreement or dissatisfaction.
In Context
- "The affair of the chaplaincy remained a sore point in his memory as a case in which this petty medium of Middlemarch had been too strong for him."
- "It is a sore point with me, this being told what I am to do or not do by you self-constituted lords of creation."
- "[T]he talks have touched on Iran's suspected nuclear-weapons program, its sponsorship of terrorism and other sore points."
Also Said As
- bone of contention
- bone to pick
- point of contention
See Also
- pain point