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

Voters have largely soured on Trump throughout his second term due to the unpopular conflict’s ties to stubbornly high inflation. — Carter Schroppe, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2026

Trump appointed Powell during his first term, then quickly soured on him. — Matt Peterson, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2026

Some market watchers, meanwhile, asked if investors soured on the IPO because the company was treating it primarily as an opportunity to unload secondary shares rather than as a way to raise capital. — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026

Recovered messages showed that after a plan to kidnap Moïse failed, the group began souring on Sanon and chose a new replacement for the Haitian president, Superior Court Justice Windelle Coq Thélot. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for sour on

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