sour

³sour

verb

Definition of SOUR

intransitive verb

: to become sour

transitive verb

: to make sour

Examples of SOUR

1. Her disposition has soured in recent years.
2. Jealousy has soured their relationship.
3. His experiences have soured him.
4. The team's victory was soured by an injury to one of their best players.

First Known Use of SOUR

14th century

Related to SOUR

Synonyms: alien, alienate, disaffect, disgruntle, estrange

Antonyms: reconcile

Related Words: antagonize, embitter, envenom; aggravate, anger, enrage, incense, inflame (also enflame), infuriate, madden, outrage, rankle, rile, roil; break up, dissociate, disunite, divide, separate, sever, split, sunder, uncouple, unlink, unyoke; disappoint, disenchant, disillusion; annoy, bother, bug, chafe, exasperate, gall, grate, irk, irritate, nettle, peeve, pique, rile, vex

Near Antonyms: endear, ingratiate; appease, conciliate, disarm, mollify, pacify, placate, propitiate

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