Loser
noun
A person who often fails or is not successful.
He felt like a loser after failing the final exam.
Often appears as...
- feel like a loser
- what a loser
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Disapproving
noun
A person who is not popular or liked.
She was considered a loser in high school because she had no friends.
Often appears as...
- lonely loser
- loser in life
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Disapproving
noun
A person who is not respected because they do not have strong character.
They saw him as a loser because he could not stand up for himself.
Often appears as...
- pathetic loser
- loser in the eyes of others
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Disapproving
noun
A person who often fails or is not successful.
He felt like a loser after failing the final exam.
Often appears as...
- feel like a loser
- what a loser
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
A person who is not popular or liked.
She was considered a loser in high school because she had no friends.
Often appears as...
- lonely loser
- loser in life
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
A person who is not respected because they do not have strong character.
They saw him as a loser because he could not stand up for himself.
Often appears as...
- pathetic loser
- loser in the eyes of others
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Emotion
'Loser' often carries a strong negative feeling used to insult or criticize someone's ability.
The team called the other player a loser for missing the shot.
Pro Tip 2/3Informal Insult
'Loser' is informal and can be considered rude, so it's best used among friends jokingly.
Hey, don't be upset. I'm just kidding when I call you a loser.
Pro Tip 3/3Self-Deprecation
People sometimes use 'loser' to humorously criticize themselves, often in a light-hearted way.
I'm such a loser for watching TV instead of studying!
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Emotion
'Loser' often carries a strong negative feeling used to insult or criticize someone's ability.
The team called the other player a loser for missing the shot.
Pro Tip 2/3Informal Insult
'Loser' is informal and can be considered rude, so it's best used among friends jokingly.
Hey, don't be upset. I'm just kidding when I call you a loser.
Pro Tip 3/3Self-Deprecation
People sometimes use 'loser' to humorously criticize themselves, often in a light-hearted way.
I'm such a loser for watching TV instead of studying!
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Emotion
'Loser' often carries a strong negative feeling used to insult or criticize someone's ability.
The team called the other player a loser for missing the shot.
Pro Tip 2/3Informal Insult
'Loser' is informal and can be considered rude, so it's best used among friends jokingly.
Hey, don't be upset. I'm just kidding when I call you a loser.
Pro Tip 3/3Self-Deprecation
People sometimes use 'loser' to humorously criticize themselves, often in a light-hearted way.
I'm such a loser for watching TV instead of studying!
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A kinder, gentler...
He is not a loser, though he has lost. And I think that is the message of tragedy to us, and why it's so very, very important, I think. The other thing about modern society and why it causes this anxiety, is that we have nothing at its center that is non-human. We are the first society to be living in a world
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The mathematics of love...
You should really, instead, play up to whatever it is that makes you different, even if you think that some people will find it unattractive. Because the people who fancy you are just going to fancy you anyway, and the unimportant losers who don't, well, they only play up to your advantage.
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Meet the Frog Licker PIPE...
believe that they're really really important because they lead us to drugs and potential green pesticides but also just because they're gorgeous back in the village the results look promising oh here we go loser a notice preparer yes a little millipede that has several alkaloids in
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The difference between...
Isolation creeps in when your new boyfriend or girlfriend starts pulling you away from your friends and family, your support system, and tethering you more tightly to them. They might say things like, "Why do you hang out with them? They're such losers" about your best friends,
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The tyranny of merit PIPE...
Here's a question we should all be What went wrong? Not just with the pandemic but with our civic life. What brought us to this polarized, rancorous political moment? In recent decades, the divide between winners and losers has been deepening,
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These Birds Have ALL The...
me and the sunset this is just perfect stephen and so romantic i have something to ask you my dear wendy would you do me the honor of taking my paw all right you two pair of losers don't mind me i'll just squeeze it in there we
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Why Brexit happened --...
which brings cooperation and peace. But globalization also has redistributive effects. It creates winners and losers. To take the example of migration, we know that immigration is a net positive for the economy as a whole
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How to practice...
Why would a handsome, successful man like that ever go out with a loser like you?" Shocking, right, that a friend could be so cruel? But it would be much less shocking if I told you it wasn't the friend who said that.
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How data helps us...
potentially very dangerous and deeply divided societies right when the rules are crafted like the winner gets to take everything and the losers go home with nothing it's a really dangerous time so we'll listen
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How to make your writing...
They're usually filled with funny types, or archetypes. The know-it-all, the loveable loser, the bad boss, the neurotic, the airhead. Incidentally, these are all stock characters found in Commedia Dell'Arte,
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A kinder, gentler...
He is not a loser, though he has lost. And I think that is the message of tragedy to us, and why it's so very, very important, I think. The other thing about modern society and why it causes this anxiety, is that we have nothing at its center that is non-human. We are the first society to be living in a world
Video examples
The mathematics of love...
You should really, instead, play up to whatever it is that makes you different, even if you think that some people will find it unattractive. Because the people who fancy you are just going to fancy you anyway, and the unimportant losers who don't, well, they only play up to your advantage.
Video examples
Meet the Frog Licker PIPE...
believe that they're really really important because they lead us to drugs and potential green pesticides but also just because they're gorgeous back in the village the results look promising oh here we go loser a notice preparer yes a little millipede that has several alkaloids in
Video examples
The difference between...
Isolation creeps in when your new boyfriend or girlfriend starts pulling you away from your friends and family, your support system, and tethering you more tightly to them. They might say things like, "Why do you hang out with them? They're such losers" about your best friends,
Video examples
The tyranny of merit PIPE...
Here's a question we should all be What went wrong? Not just with the pandemic but with our civic life. What brought us to this polarized, rancorous political moment? In recent decades, the divide between winners and losers has been deepening,
Video examples
These Birds Have ALL The...
me and the sunset this is just perfect stephen and so romantic i have something to ask you my dear wendy would you do me the honor of taking my paw all right you two pair of losers don't mind me i'll just squeeze it in there we
Video examples
Why Brexit happened --...
which brings cooperation and peace. But globalization also has redistributive effects. It creates winners and losers. To take the example of migration, we know that immigration is a net positive for the economy as a whole
Video examples
How to practice...
Why would a handsome, successful man like that ever go out with a loser like you?" Shocking, right, that a friend could be so cruel? But it would be much less shocking if I told you it wasn't the friend who said that.
Video examples
How data helps us...
potentially very dangerous and deeply divided societies right when the rules are crafted like the winner gets to take everything and the losers go home with nothing it's a really dangerous time so we'll listen
Video examples
How to make your writing...
They're usually filled with funny types, or archetypes. The know-it-all, the loveable loser, the bad boss, the neurotic, the airhead. Incidentally, these are all stock characters found in Commedia Dell'Arte,
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Quote examples
Lady Gaga
American Singer
I've been actually really very pleased to see how much awareness was raised around bullying, and how deeply it affects everyone. You know, you don't have to be the loser kid in high school to be bullied. Bullying and being picked on comes in so many different forms.
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John le Carre
English Writer
My definition of a decent society is one that first of all takes care of its losers, and protects its weak.
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Justin Long
American Actor
So I made a request. I said to the writers, I have a minor request that I just want to play a loser.
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John Madden
American Entertainer
Self-praise is for losers. Be a winner. Stand for something. Always have class, and be humble.
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Solange Knowles
American Actress
Luckily, I dated all of the losers ages ago. My love life has been stable for a while.
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Sanford I. Weill
American Businessman
Learn how to be a loser, because it's important to be a loser to be a winner.
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Claudio Ranieri
Italian Coach
If you are a loser in this sport, you are a loser also in life.
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T.J. Dillashaw
American Mixed Martial Artist
Let's be honest, I've never said I wasn't a sore loser.
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Robert Kiyosaki
American Author
Losers are people who are afraid of losing.
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Kin Hubbard
American Journalist
All the world loves a good loser.
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Lady Gaga
American Singer
I've been actually really very pleased to see how much awareness was raised around bullying, and how deeply it affects everyone. You know, you don't have to be the loser kid in high school to be bullied. Bullying and being picked on comes in so many different forms.
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John le Carre
English Writer
My definition of a decent society is one that first of all takes care of its losers, and protects its weak.
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Justin Long
American Actor
So I made a request. I said to the writers, I have a minor request that I just want to play a loser.
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John Madden
American Entertainer
Self-praise is for losers. Be a winner. Stand for something. Always have class, and be humble.
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Solange Knowles
American Actress
Luckily, I dated all of the losers ages ago. My love life has been stable for a while.
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Sanford I. Weill
American Businessman
Learn how to be a loser, because it's important to be a loser to be a winner.
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Claudio Ranieri
Italian Coach
If you are a loser in this sport, you are a loser also in life.
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T.J. Dillashaw
American Mixed Martial Artist
Let's be honest, I've never said I wasn't a sore loser.
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Robert Kiyosaki
American Author
Losers are people who are afraid of losing.
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Kin Hubbard
American Journalist
All the world loves a good loser.
Example 1 of 10
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