sour on

verb

soured on; souring on; sours on

1

informal : having a bad opinion of (something)

She was sour on politics in general.

2

US : to stop liking or being interested in (something) or to cause (someone) to stop liking or being interested in (something)

Investors have soured on (buying) the company's stock.

Many fans have soured on the team after years of their losing.

The disappointing result of the election soured her on politics.

Examples of sour on in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

By Thursday, however, investors soured on those trades, likely fearing that new restrictions would be a net negative. — Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026

The Democrats' sweep of the midterm elections sparked a huge move in solar stocks on Wednesday, but by Thursday many of the gains had vanished as the markets soured on the artificial intelligence trade. — Harvey Stober, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026

In a one-on-one interview, Flanagan said voters across the state have soured on the president's policies. — Esme Murphy, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026

The 67-year-old retired government worker, a right-leaning libertarian, soured on politics and politicians long ago. — Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026

Rhymes for sour on

• anton
• argon
• axon
• baronne
• baryon
• baton
• boron
• buisson
• bygone
• capon
• cardon
• chiffon