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scunner

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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SCUNNER

Scun "ner, v. t. Etym: [Cf. Shun. ]

Defn: To cause to loathe, or feel disgust at. [Scot. & Prov. Eng. ]

SCUNNER

SCUNNER Scun "ner, v. i.

Defn: To have a feeling of loathing or disgust; hence, to have dislike, prejudice, or reluctance. [Scot. & Prov. Eng. ] C. Kingsley.

SCUNNER

SCUNNER Scun "ner, n.

Defn: A feeling of disgust or loathing; a strong prejudice; abhorrence; as, to take a scunner against some one. [Scot. & Prov. Eng. ] Carlyle.

New American Oxford Dictionary

scunner

scun ner |ˈskənər ˈskənər |chiefly Scottish ▶noun a strong dislike: why have you a scunner against him? • a source of irritation or strong dislike. ▶verb [ no obj. ] feel disgust or strong dislike. ORIGIN late Middle English (first used in the sense ‘shrink back with fear ’): of unknown origin.

Oxford Dictionary

scunner

scunner |ˈskʌnə |chiefly Scottish ▶noun a strong dislike: why have you a scunner against Esme? • a source of irritation or strong dislike. ▶verb [ no obj. ] feel disgust or strong dislike. ORIGIN late Middle English (first used in the sense ‘shrink back with fear ’): of unknown origin.