Definition of "sore point" [sore point]

• A state of affairs, action, or belief which is an enduring basis for disagreement or dissatisfaction. (noun)

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• "Letters from the cousin, Mrs. Sotheran, show, however, that William Godwin's novel-writing was likewise a sore point in his family."
• "She was friends with GF's wife, primarily because we had children the same age, but GF himself was a sore point with her, and I didn't want to go into it then and there."
• "It was also a sore point that his last mission had been the flight prior toChallenger, so he had the additional plum of having back-to-back missions."