scunner
Dislike or aversionDislike or aversion.
Meaning
2 senses(Northumbria, countable, uncountable)Dislike or aversion.
a strong dislike
(North, Yorkshire, countable, derogatory, uncountable)A young chav.
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
plural: scunnersSynonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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