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SOUR GRAPES
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Disparagement of something that is unattainable
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("sour grapes" is a kind of...):
depreciation; derogation; disparagement (a communication that belittles somebody or something)