as in estrangement
the loss of friendship or affection
the souring of the business partnership led to an ugly legal battle
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as in angering
to cause to change from friendly or loving to unfriendly or uncaring
a misunderstanding that soured their relationship for a long time
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Verb
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Around 10 individuals ran onto the court waving Palestinian flags, angering hundreds of attendees from the French Jewish community cheering for the Israeli team.—
Bradford Betz,
Fox News,
19 Dec. 2024 -
With some true detective work, Flueger quickly discovers that pigeons are trying to claim squatter rights a bit too close higher up, angering the furry felines.—
Demetrius Patterson,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Oct. 2024
Noun
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Limited social mobility leads to alienation of the disenfranchised, and ossification.—
Suwanna Gauntlett,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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The alienation of children from the values and traditions of their parents is a central subject of modern Yiddish literature—most famously in Sholem Aleichem’s stories about the dairyman Tevye and his daughters.—
Adam Kirsch,
The New Yorker,
21 Mar. 2025
Verb
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But any prolonged Israeli occupation risks alienating Syrians and providing Iran with a pretext to reactivate its anti-Israel agenda in Syria.—
Hamidreza Azizi,
Foreign Affairs,
23 Dec. 2024
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These alienating qualities don’t hold Prophecy or its characters back; the Sisters’ moral turpitude drives both the empire and the intrigue forward.—
Emma Stefansky,
The Atlantic,
21 Dec. 2024
Noun
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According to the Journal & Courier, Michael filed for divorce from Kristine in 2014.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
22 Mar. 2025
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In 2020, Clarkson filed for divorce from Blackstock, who also served as her manager.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
Fox News,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Souring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/souring. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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