Funk

/fʌɳk/
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Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A state of fear or panic: A sudden, often overwhelming feeling of fear or anxiety.
    • A state of depression or low spirits: A mood characterized by melancholy, gloom, or a lack of motivation.
    • A style of music: A genre of popular music that combines elements of jazz, blues, and soul, characterized by a strong, rhythmic bass line and an emphasis on the first beat of the measure.

  2. Verb:

    • To be afraid of and avoid something: To shrink back from something due to fear or apprehension.
    • To be in a state of fear: To experience a sudden feeling of panic or dread.
Examples of Usage
  • Noun (State of fear):
    • He was in a blue funk after hearing the bad news.
    • She gets into a funk whenever she has to speak in public.
  • Noun (Music genre):
    • The band is known for playing classic funk from the 1970s.
  • Verb:
    • Don't funk your responsibilities just because they are difficult.
    • He funked at the last moment and didn't jump from the diving board.
Advanced Usage
  • "In a funk": To be in a state of depression or low spirits.
    • She's been in a funk all week, barely leaving her room.
  • "Funk it": (Informal) To avoid doing something out of fear.
    • He was supposed to give the speech but he funked it at the last minute.
Variants and Related Words
  • Funky (adj): Having a strong, often earthy, musical rhythm characteristic of funk music; or, stylish in an unconventional way.
    • That's a really funky bass line.
    • She has a funky sense of fashion.
  • Funker (n): A musician who plays funk music.
    • He's a legendary funker from the golden age of the genre.
Synonyms
  • Noun (fear): Fear, panic, terror, dread.
  • Noun (depression): Gloom, melancholy, blues, low spirits.
  • Verb: Flinch, recoil, shrink, quail.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Funk out: (Informal) To fail to do something because of fear; to panic.
    • He was going to ask her out, but he completely funked out.
Related Idioms
  • Blue funk: A state of great fear or panic.
    • The sudden noise threw him into a blue funk.
Noun
  1. an earthy type of jazz combining it with blues and soul; has a heavy bass line that accentuates the first beat in the bar
  2. 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)
  3. a state of nervous depression
    • he was in a funk
Verb
  1. draw back, as with fear or pain
    • she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf

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