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soured

soured

5.0
Turned unpleasant, like milk that went bad or a friendship that ended
  • adjective
  • /ˈsaʊərd/
translation icon : agrio
  • The milk has soured because it was left out of the fridge for too long.

However, Nanua's sentiments towards their northern overlords would soon turn sour.

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Examples

  • The taste of victory is soured further when Napoleon learns that his friend Dissay has been killed.

  • And you do find that cultured, fermented, soured, pickled foods are are common across all cultures because they had to eat in the winter time.

  • I feel like the burden of trying to please the family also maybe soured your your, your take on the show.

  • And you do find that cultured, fermented, soured, pickled foods are are common across all cultures because they had to eat in the winter time.

  • Their friendship soured after a disagreement about money, and they stopped talking.

  • After years of neglect, their once warm relationship had soured into bitterness.

Synonyms

sour
vssoured
50 1.0

Having gone bad and tasting unpleasant

applies more widely to relationships and situations, not only food
spoiled
vssoured
1 1.8

Food that is no longer safe to eat because it has gone bad

often implies unsafe or inedible food rather than bad relations or mood
turned
vssoured
6.0

Food or drink that has gone bad

is used more broadly for bad or unpleasant cases beyond food

Antonyms

7.2

Not turned sour or spoiled

Compounds

1 3.1

Thick cream with a slightly sour taste used as a topping or in cooking

How Spoiled

putrid
12 7.0
rotten
81 1.0
spoiled
1 1.8
soured
5.0
off
  • UK
1 2.7

Surface Forms

soured positive

Morphology

soured = sour (transparent) = sour + ed

Regular past-participle/adjectival formation from the verb 'sour'; meaning is directly derived (become spoiled or unpleasant).

Etymology

Soured comes from an old English word sūr meaning 'sharp' or 'acid', the same feeling you get from a lemon or spoiled milk. So food that 'sours' has gone bad or spoiled, and a relationship or mood that 'sours' has turned unpleasant or bitter.