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funk

noun

1 funk

A state of nervous depression:
— He was in a funk.

synonym: blue funk.

Roget 862: cowardice, pusillanimity; cowardliness etc. adj.; timidity, effeminacy.    poltroonery, baseness; dastardness, dastardy; abject fear, funk; ... show more

2 Funk

United States biochemist (born in Poland) who showed that several diseases were caused by dietary deficiencies and who coined the term `vitamin' for the chemicals involved (1884-1967).

synonym: Casimir Funk.

3 funk

An earthy type of jazz combining it with blues and soul; has a heavy bass line that accentuates the first beat in the bar.

Polish: funk

verb

1 funk

Draw back, as with fear or pain.

synonyms: cringe, flinch, quail, recoil, shrink, squinch, wince.

Roget 862: quail etc. (fear) 860; be cowardly etc. adj., be a coward etc. n.; funk; cower, skulk, ... show more

Roget 860: fear, stand in awe of; be afraid etc. adj.; have qualms etc. n.; apprehend, sit upon thorns, eye askance; distrust etc. (disbelieve) ... show more

Dutch: huiveren, stuipen


Moby thesaurus: Milquetoast, abject fear, affright, alarm, awe, baby, back out, big baby, blench, blink, blue funk, boggle, change color, chicken, chicken liver, chicken out, consternation, coward, cowardice, craven ... show more.

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