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Definition of Sour grapes
1. Noun. Disparagement of something that is unattainable.
Definition of Sour grapes
1. Noun. (idiomatic) A putting down or expression of disdain about something that one desires but cannot have. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sour Grapes
Literary usage of Sour grapes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Writings of Thomas Jefferson by Thomas Jefferson (1899)
"I also inclose you a letter from Mr. Cabell which will shew you that the ' sour
grapes' of Wm. & Mary are spreading ; but certainly not to the 'enlightened ..."
2. The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England: Together with an by Edward Hyde Clarendon (1849)
"... than such sour grapes as at that day set on edge the kingdom of England."
117 Which declaration the lords of the secret council, finding, as they said, ..."
3. The Works of Thomas Jefferson by Thomas Jefferson, Paul Leicester Ford (1905)
"I also inclose you a letter from Mr. Cabell which will shew you that the '' sour
grapes " of Wm. & Mary are spreading; but certainly not to the "enlightened ..."
4. Snake Walkers by J. Everett Prewitt (2005)
"It could be that Forte was not a good reporter, regardless of how he represented
himself, but what he said didn't appear to be a case of sour grapes. ..."
5. New Education Readers: A Synthetic and Phonic Word Method by Abraham Jay Demarest, William Maturin Van Sickle (1901)
"When they cannot get what they want, they are apt to say, " sour grapes." were THE
QUARREL OF THE LION AND THE BEAR. One day a lion and a bear caught and ..."
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