What do you call a person who hates being wrong?

Answer 1

I suppose we all "hate" to be wrong, especially if we actually believed we were right.

I did not know there was a separate word for naming categorizing people this way.

The closest words in the English language I can think of is:

cantankerous or quarrelsome, but they do not actually imply the hate of being wrong, rather the enjoyment of having an argument even for the argument itself.

It is however such a pity that so many persons today use these words about people they can not win a discussion with.

Often people do disagree on an answer as problems occur because one part have a wider understanding of a question than the other part.

Life has told me that Black and White sometimes is more like Gray. It is all defined in ones perception of the object. Lack of light makes all cats gray. (or black)

Answer 2

A person who hates being wrong is often referred to as having a "strong ego" or being "stubborn." They may have a fear of failure or being perceived as incompetent, leading them to strongly resist admitting when they are wrong.