sour

/saʊər/ adjective

Definition

› no longer successful or pleasant: sour economy/market The economic slump was caused primarily by a sour housing market.

go sour › to fail or become unpleasant: Year-end is traditionally when many investors decide whether to sell stocks that have gone sour.

(Definition of sour adjective from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

real or true

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