scunner

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Noun
  • Yet, lurking on social media, the appointment unleashed the all-too-familiar torrent of hate, sexism and misogyny.
    Sebastian Shukla, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
  • The 11-count indictment alleges that the civil rights nonprofit organization, best known for its work to oppose the Ku Klux Klan, lied to donors about paying confidential informants to infiltrate hate groups and deceived banks about the bank accounts used to make those payments.
    Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • In 1988’s Moonwalk, co-edited by his friend Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Jackson acknowledged his distaste for revealing every detail about his life.
    Steve Knopper, Rolling Stone, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Vanderpump Rules was basically built on Schroeder’s distaste for Shay (and on the male cast’s constant infidelity).
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 19 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • In the interview, which took place before the Colbert episode aired, the two figures talked about traditional folk music, Plant’s dislike of sea shanties, and the differences between English and American music.
    Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 9 Apr. 2026
  • The company said the legal principles at stake affect every federal contractor whose views the government dislikes.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Something natural decay shares with human indifference and brutality—war, waste, and rot, literal and metaphorical.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Apr. 2026
  • State lawmakers are considering changing the penalties for crimes in Colorado involving extreme indifference.
    Shaun Boyd, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
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“Scunner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scunner. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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