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scunner

 
Dictionary: scun·ner   (skŭn'ər) pronunciation

n.
A strong dislike; an aversion.

[From Middle English skunner, to shrink back in disgust, from scurnen, to flinch.]


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Scot.  to be in a state of disgusted irritation
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: (Scottish) a strong dislike


 
 
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