Scotland · adjective
scunnered
Fed up, disgusted, tired of something, or strongly put off.
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What scunnered means
Scunnered describes being thoroughly tired of, annoyed by, or disgusted with a situation, person, task, or repeated problem.
How it is used
A person can be scunnered with bad weather, delays, work, or hearing the same excuse again. It is stronger than mildly bored.
- Part of speech
- adjective
- Pronunciation
- /ˈskʌnərd/
- Register
- Informal Scottish English and Scots.
- Variants
- No common variant listed
Examples
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I’m scunnered with these delays.
I’m completely fed up with these delays.
She was scunnered by the repeated excuses.
She was thoroughly tired of the repeated excuses.
What to watch for
The word can express either frustration or disgust; context shows which feeling is strongest.
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