What's the difference between disenchanted and sour?

Disenchanted


Definition:

  • (imp. & p. p.) of Disenchant

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Ukip has provided a protest vote for disenchanted Tories , just as – up until the moment when David Cameron promised Nick Clegg a rose garden – the Lib Dems provided an alternative to Labour.
  • (2) Is Sisi’s UK visit going to fill my car with gas?’ A lot of people are increasingly disenchanted with the government, simply because it is failing to live up to its own illusions of grandeur.” Among the disenchanted are thousands of workers in the critical textiles sector who are striking over pay and conditions.
  • (3) The other, bigger worry, though, is among the disenchanted still living in deprived areas in Dundee, Edinburgh and pockets elsewhere in Lothian and Lanarkshire, but primarily in Glasgow.
  • (4) This struck a loud, clanging chord with a disenchanted British public – half of whom heard the speech – and 93% of those approved of its message, which when boiled down was just an appeal for greater individual effort to win the war.
  • (5) As one of the disenchanted Labour voters described by MacAskill, I have had many polemics put my way: the most persuasive have been George Galloway's "Just Say Naw" and a speech on the implications of Scottish independence for business by Rupert Soames, CEO of the Scottish firm Aggreko.
  • (6) He began as a conventional Hollywood liberal, but was soon disenchanted by the communists in the movie industry and what seemed to him the unduly leftist leadership of the American Federation of Labour.
  • (7) But those speculating this might be the start of a long-feared "strike" by disenchanted investors were somewhat let down: a regular government debt auction at the height of the political confusion was twice oversubscribed.
  • (8) That’s a very hard political sell, especially to a disenchanted public.
  • (9) Miszkowski, who sold his house to run for Labor in the 2007 federal election but became disenchanted with the party after Kevin Rudd forgot his name at a press conference, was also at the party, Guardian Australia has confirmed.
  • (10) Not content with picking up votes from disenchanted Conservatives, Farage advanced into Labour's terroritory on Friday by calling on large companies to sign up to a tough code of conduct to prevent them exploiting workers on zero-hours contracts.
  • (11) The recent "multi-party parliamentary election" – which was devoid of meaningful participation by opposition groups – and the formation of the new Syrian government by a member of the ruling Ba'ath party, have in particular disenchanted Iranian officials with Assad's strategy for a political solution.
  • (12) Thanks to the formation of the Coalition, Labour should be able to present itself as the only serious destination for voters disenchanted with the incumbent government.
  • (13) The disenchanted working class is the holy grail for vote-catchers, although no one actually seems to like its members.
  • (14) In 1950 he published a novel based on his Dartmouth visit, The Disenchanted, and later described the fiasco in his highly readable autobiography, Moving Pictures: Memories of a Hollywood Prince (1981).
  • (15) Zawahiri’s speech, delivered in Arabic, which is opaque to most Indians, is being seen as having far more to do with bolstering confidence in al-Qaida’s own ranks and fighting off the steep growth of the maverick Isis, than it is about recruiting new volunteers from Indian’s disenchanted Muslims.
  • (16) The front-page lead by Seumas Milne read: "A confidential strategic plan drawn up by Tony Blair's closest advisers warns that New Labour is not ready for government ... Disenchanted leftwing activists are likely to see it as confirmation that Blair has a near-presidential agenda."
  • (17) He concluded that many Greeks were disenchanted with their western allies and inclined to favour Russia.
  • (18) Narice Bernard, a 44-year-old businessman from East Lothian, who described himself as a disenchanted Labour supporter, was one of the campaign founders, and said he was frustrated by the calibre of the candidates , who were all associated with Labour’s defeat.
  • (19) More than half of Ukip's support in the European elections came from disenchanted Conservative voters, a poll commissioned by Lord Ashcroft has found .
  • (20) It is a prequel of sorts to the film, in that it fleshes out "why Calvero has nightmares, why he is so disenchanted with his career, with the public", she said.

Sour


Definition:

  • (superl.) Having an acid or sharp, biting taste, like vinegar, and the juices of most unripe fruits; acid; tart.
  • (superl.) Changed, as by keeping, so as to be acid, rancid, or musty, turned.
  • (superl.) Disagreeable; unpleasant; hence; cross; crabbed; peevish; morose; as, a man of a sour temper; a sour reply.
  • (superl.) Afflictive; painful.
  • (superl.) Cold and unproductive; as, sour land; a sour marsh.
  • (n.) A sour or acid substance; whatever produces a painful effect.
  • (v. t.) To cause to become sour; to cause to turn from sweet to sour; as, exposure to the air sours many substances.
  • (v. t.) To make cold and unproductive, as soil.
  • (v. t.) To make unhappy, uneasy, or less agreeable.
  • (v. t.) To cause or permit to become harsh or unkindly.
  • (v. t.) To macerate, and render fit for plaster or mortar; as, to sour lime for business purposes.
  • (v. i.) To become sour; to turn from sweet to sour; as, milk soon sours in hot weather; a kind temper sometimes sours in adversity.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The sensitivity of the taste system to the various qualities was, in decreasing order, salty, sweet, sour, and bitter.
  • (2) The parotid saliva of the caries-rampant group showed a significantly higher level of anodemigrating proteins, predominantly isoamylases, and a significantly lower level of cathode-migrating proteins than that of the caries-resistant group in both paraffin-stimulated and sour lemon-stimulated salivary flows.
  • (3) But the cocktails take centre stage and are like drinkable pieces of art – try the margarita or the pisco sour.
  • (4) The munching, and some data crunching, produced firm statistical findings ("The flavour cowy was correlated with age and sourness, but was not correlated to any other flavours or tastes").
  • (5) A shame such a landmark achievement was soured by Allam refusing to talk to the local council over a potential stadium expansion and trying to change the club’s name to Hull Tigers, which many fans vehemently oppose.
  • (6) Admittedly, there has been a bit of sour grapes in the English response to the success of Dempsey et al, and no doubt we will be treading those grapes into wine and drinking ourselves into oblivion if Team USA get much further – they are, as today's typically excitable NY Daily News front page informs us, now just "four wins from glory" .
  • (7) Kaesong, which facilitated nearly $2bn a year in cross-border trade, had been the last joint project left as relations between the two Koreas soured over the past five years.
  • (8) The UK remains one of the most diligent enforcers of convention rights, but it appears to have soured into one of the least appreciative national constituencies.
  • (9) Before the adenosine test, the perception of sourness was tested similarly with six concentrations of citric acid (1-100 mM).
  • (10) Sour taste stimuli (weak acids) decreased outward K+ currents and slightly reduced inward currents; bitter taste stimuli (quinine) reduced inward currents to a greater extent than outward currents.
  • (11) If i remember correctly, a third of the milk was turned sour, a Russian delicacy'.
  • (12) Instead, the different taste qualities--sweet, sour, salty, bitter--are subserved by different mechanisms.
  • (13) "They are taking a mixed strategy, which I would call the sweet and sour approach," Peter Beck, research fellow at Stanford University and a specialist on Korean affairs, told Reuters.
  • (14) On average, monosodium glutamate and seltzer, which mongrel dogs do not normally encounter in their diets, produced lower gastric acid secretion and pancreatic polypeptide release than sweet, sour, salty, bitter, and meaty tastes.
  • (15) Ruth Joseph and Sarah Nathan's crumbly little almond and lemon tarts are the perfect example of its charms, to my mind – not too sweet, not too sour, just intensely, deliciously zesty.
  • (16) Behavior of Staphylococcus aureus strains 100-A, 196-E, 254, 473, 505, and 521 in sweet (18 to 80% milk fat) and neutralized sour cream was studied.
  • (17) "That was for the players and their families," said Benítez, the implication being why should he risk souring the atmosphere by simply joining in?
  • (18) If the maximum investment choice is not taken, and NHS performance turns sour in future years, Stevens will be able to say, “I told you so”.
  • (19) They worked together at Porto, Chelsea and Internazionale but the relationship has soured.
  • (20) Suu Kyi's relationship with the generals has reportedly turned sour again In her tireless efforts to secure cooperation from the military, Suu Kyi has repeatedly expressed her appreciation, respect and “genuine” affection for the Tatmadaw (feudal military), which her father founded under Japan’s fascist patronage in December 1942, much to the dismay of many minorities who have borne the brunt of the organisation’s ruthless policies.

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