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scunner

[skuhn-er]

noun

an irrational dislike; loathing: She took a scunner to him.

verb (used without object)

Scot. and North England. to feel or show violent disgust, especially to flinch, blanch, or gag.

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verb (used with object)

Scot. and North England. to disgust; nauseate.

Origin:
1325–75; Middle English (Scots ) skunner to shrink back in disgust, equivalent to skurn to flinch (akin to scare) + -er -er⁶, with loss of first r by dissimilation

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scunner (ˈskʌnə, Scottish ˈskʌnər)

—vb
1.	(intr) to feel aversion
2.	(tr) to produce a feeling of aversion in

—n
3.	a strong aversion (often in the phrase take a scunner to)
4.	an object of dislike; nuisance

[C14: from Scottish skunner, of unknown origin]

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