scunnered

British

/ ˈskʌnəd /

adjective

annoyed, discontented, or bored
nauseated or disgusted, esp from a surfeit of food, drink, etc

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Etymology

Origin of scunnered

C15: of unknown origin

Example Sentences

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Making her pitch to voters, Mackay told BBC Scotland News: "We know you're scunnered with politics at the moment, and we know you're looking for a bit of hope, we're going to offer that."

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

But there was a sense that voters in Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse were scunnered with the status quo.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2025

"I'm just devastated. You get scunnered with it."

From BBC • Nov. 28, 2023

Andrew Mitchell, director of the Kilted Kangaroo bar in Dundee, said he was "scunnered, annoyed, and disappointed" by the new restrictions.

From BBC • Oct. 29, 2020

Syne, while I still was on the tenter, I scunnered at the new prezentor; I thocht him gesterin’ an’ cauld— A sair declension frae the auld.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 14 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis

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