scunner

Meaning

Verb

1. To be sick of.
2. (Northumbria) To dislike.
3. (Northern-Ireland, Scotland) To cause to loathe, or feel disgust at.

Noun

1. (Northumbria, countable, uncountable) Dislike or aversion.
2. (North, Yorkshire, countable, derogatory, uncountable) A young chav.

Synonyms

disgust

aversion

hatred

ira

rancor

rancour

anger

💢

repugnance

enmity

Translations

απέχθεια

walgen

Etymology

Cognate with Middle English: scurnen

Cognate with English: scare

Cognate with English: scorn

In summary

Borrowed 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.