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To cause to loathe, or feel disgust at.

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  1. v. t. To cause to loathe, or feel disgust at.
  2. v. i. To have a feeling of loathing or disgust; hence, to have dislike, prejudice, or reluctance.
  3. n. A feeling of disgust or loathing; a strong prejudice; abhorrence; as, to take a scunner against some one.
  4. n. a strong dislike
  5. To cause to loathe, or feel disgust at. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.] To have a feeling of loathing or disgust; hence, to have dislike, prejudice, or reluctance. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.] C. Kingsley. A feeling of disgust or loathing; a strong prejudice; abhorrence; as, to take a scunner against some one. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.] Carlyle.
  6. To cause to loathe, or feel disgust at. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]