scunner
scunner · scunners · scunnered · scunnering
To be sick ofTo be sick of.
Meaning
3 sensesTo be sick of.
(Northumbria)To dislike.
(Northern Ireland, Scotland)To cause to loathe, or feel disgust at.
Origin
Borrowed from Scots scunner, skunner, from Old Scots skunnyr, skowner (“to shrink back; flBorrowed from Scots scunner, skunner, from Old Scots skunnyr, skowner (“to shrink back; flinch”), from Middle English skoneren (“to feel sick or disgusted”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from a frequentative of shun. If so, etymologically shun + -er (frequentative suffix). Compare also Middle English scurnen (“to flinch”), English scare, English scorn.
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Forms
scunners, scunnering, scunnered, scunneredLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle