Scunner


noun
1.
an irrational dislike; loathing:
She took a scunner to him.
verb (used without object)
2.
Scot. and North England. to feel or show violent disgust, especially to flinch, blanch, or gag.
verb (used with object)
3.
Scot. and North England. to disgust; nauseate.
verb
1.
(intransitive) to feel aversion
2.
(transitive) to produce a feeling of aversion in
noun
3.
a strong aversion (often in the phrase take a scunner to)
4.
an object of dislike; nuisance
scunner

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