Funk — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a state of nervous depression

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)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈʌŋk/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈʌŋk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈʌŋk/

1 syllable Say it as /fˈʌŋk/.

Examples

he was in a funk
she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

blue funk cringe flinch wince shrink Casimir Funk recoil quail squinch

Parts of Speech

noun	a state of nervous depression “he was in a funk”
noun	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)
noun	an earthy type of jazz combining it with blues and soul; has a heavy bass line that accentuates the first beat in the bar
verb	draw back, as with fear or pain “she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf”

Word Forms

funky	adjective	(of jazz) having the soulful feeling of early blues
flinch	noun	a reflex response to sudden pain
wince	noun	the facial expression of sudden pain

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

trouille

un état de dépression nerveuse

🇪🇸Spanish

canguelo

un estado de depresión nerviosa

🇷🇺Russian

фанк

состояние нервной депрессии

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दुर्गंध

तंत्रिका अवसाद की स्थिति

🇧🇩Bengali

ফাঙ্ক

স্নায়বিক বিষণ্নতার একটি অবস্থা

🇮🇳Tamil

வேடிக்கை

நரம்பு தளர்ச்சி நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

ఫంక్

నాడీ మాంద్యం యొక్క స్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

फंक

चिंताग्रस्त नैराश्याची स्थिती

🇮🇳Gujarati

ફંક

નર્વસ ડિપ્રેશનની સ્થિતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಫಂಕ್

ನರಗಳ ಖಿನ್ನತೆಯ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഫങ്ക്

നാഡീവ്യൂഹം ഒരു അവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਫੰਕ

ਨਰਵਸ ਡਿਪਰੈਸ਼ਨ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

فنک

اعصابی افسردگی کی حالت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

放克

神经抑郁的状态

🇯🇵Japanese

ファンク

神経衰弱の状態

🇰🇷Korean

펑키 재즈

신경 우울증 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

trò đùa

tình trạng suy nhược thần kinh

🇹🇭Thai

ฟังค์

สภาวะของภาวะซึมเศร้าทางประสาท

🇮🇩Indonesian

ketakutan

keadaan depresi saraf

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الفانك

حالة من الاكتئاب العصبي

🇮🇷Persian

فانک

حالت افسردگی عصبی

🇹🇷Turkish

korkak

sinirsel depresyon durumu

🇮🇱Hebrew

פַּחַד

מצב של דיכאון עצבני

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