scunner Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a strong dislike
    • they took a scunner against the United States

WordNet

Scun"ner transitive verb
Etymology
Cf. Shun.
Definitions
  1. To cause to loathe, or feel disgust at. Scot. & Prov. Eng.
Scun"ner intransitive verb
Definitions
  1. To have a feeling of loathing or disgust; hence, to have dislike, prejudice, or reluctance. Scot. & Prov. Eng. C. Kingsley.
Scun"ner noun
Definitions
  1. A feeling of disgust or loathing; a strong prejudice; abhorrence; as, to take a scunner against some one. Scot. & Prov. Eng. Carlyle.

Webster 1913