scunner

C2 Topic:Emotions & Feelings

US /ˈskʌnɚ/ UK /ˈskʌnə/ See IPA manual

Freq #306173

Meanings

1

noun
a strong dislike, aversion, or feeling of disgust; chiefly Scottish and northern British

She took a scunner to the proposal as soon as she learned who had written it.
2

verb
to feel disgust, aversion, or intense dislike; chiefly dialectal

After months of delays, they began to scunner at every new promise.
3

verb
to cause someone to feel disgust or aversion; chiefly Scottish and northern British

The cruelty of the spectacle was enough to scunner even its former supporters.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a strong dislike, aversion,... aversionloathingdisgust

2 verb · to feel disgust, aversion,... loathe detestbe sick of

3 verb · to cause someone to feel... disgust repel sicken

Opposites

liking fondness attract

Word family

Derived forms scunneredscunnering

Related forms shun scorn disgust

Etymology

Borrowed from Scots scunner or skunner, from Older Scots forms meaning "to shrink back or flinch," related to Middle English skoneren, "to feel sick or disgusted." Its deeper origin is uncertain; a connection with shun has been proposed, while scare and scorn offer possible parallels.

Topics

Emotions & Feelings

External links

# scunner

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈskʌnɚ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈskʌnə/
**Frequency rank:** 306173

## Meanings
1. a strong dislike, aversion, or feeling of disgust; chiefly Scottish and northern British
2. to feel disgust, aversion, or intense dislike; chiefly dialectal
3. to cause someone to feel disgust or aversion; chiefly Scottish and northern British

## Examples
- She took a scunner to the proposal as soon as she learned who had written it.
- After months of delays, they began to scunner at every new promise.
- The cruelty of the spectacle was enough to scunner even its former supporters.

## Synonyms
- aversion
- loathing
- disgust
- detest
- repel

## Antonyms
- liking
- fondness
- attract

## Derived Forms
- scunnered
- scunnering

## Related Forms
- shun
- scorn
- disgust

## Etymology
Borrowed from Scots scunner or skunner, from Older Scots forms meaning "to shrink back or flinch," related to Middle English skoneren, "to feel sick or disgusted." Its deeper origin is uncertain; a connection with shun has been proposed, while scare and scorn offer possible parallels.

## Topics
- Emotions & Feelings

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