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.

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Bush aimed to capitalize on voter sentiment souring on Israel over its actions during the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, as well as a wave of success by progressives mounting anti-incumbents campaigns. — Abc News, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026 Yet senior White House and HHS officials soon soured on O’Neill, who rarely spent any time at the CDC’s Atlanta headquarters and was seen among political appointees as a subpar public communicator, according to people familiar with the matter. — Sarah Owermohle, CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2026 As Americans have soured on the Israeli government, much of that anger has been directed at AIPAC. — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 5 Aug. 2026 Sometimes investors sour on an entire industry, or a panic sends the entire stock market tumbling. — Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sour on

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