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A style of music derived from 1960s soul music

An unpleasant or unhealthy smell or odor

A state of depression

A state of great fear or panic

A coward who fears or panics easily

A lack of courage

An unpleasant emotion caused by the perception of danger, pain, or harm

Rhythm and blues

To avoid (something), especially out of fear

To have a strong and unpleasant smell

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Noun

A style of music derived from 1960s soul music

contemporary R&B

oldschool jungle

“For those of you who want to take off, take off, but for those of you who want to dance to the funk, we're gonna stay around and keep grooving.”

Noun

An unpleasant or unhealthy smell or odor

unpleasant smell

disgusting odor

unpleasant odor

offensive smell

unwholesomeness

eau de toilette

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“I smell the funk of the fermented fish and rice, and it does not dissuade me one bit.”

Noun

A state of depression

disconsolateness

downheartedness

heavy-heartedness

dissatisfaction

demoralization^US

emotional suffering

mental suffering

heaviness of heart

demoralisation^UK

heavyheartedness

one's black dog

low-spiritedness

clinical depression

postnatal depression

endogenous depression

slough of despond

reactive depression

period of despondency

fit of depression

fit of ill humour

fit of bad humour

fit of bad temper

fit of ill temper

broken-heartedness

disillusionment

discontentedness

postpartum depression

extreme unhappiness

lack of confidence

lack of enthusiasm

mental pressure

mid-life crisis

world-weariness

loss of confidence

heartbrokenness

chip on your shoulder

emotional exhaustion

depth of misery

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“Don't be in a funk about your job. Things'll get better.”

Noun

A state of great fear or panic

“I may even get better at answering mails straight away rather than letting them mount up until I drop into a blue funk about the backlog.”

Noun

A coward who fears or panics easily

big girl's blouse

chinless wonder

a bundle of nerves

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“He's squealing all right. He's a funk.”

Noun

A lack of courage

faintheartedness

faint-heartedness

chickenheartedness

pusillanimousness

ineffectiveness

apprehensiveness

chicken-heartedness

wishy-washiness

defenselessness

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Noun

An unpleasant emotion caused by the perception of danger, pain, or harm

apprehensiveness

butterflies in the stomach

fear and trembling

sense of foreboding

pins and needles

screaming abdabs

screaming habdabs

mid-life crisis

nervous tension

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Noun

Rhythm and blues

rhythm and blues

Verb

To avoid (something), especially out of fear

pussyfoot around

find a way out of

pay no attention to

find a way round

give a wide berth to

let something slide

leave something undone

play truant from

give the slip to

keep one's distance from

be oblivious to

turn your back on

turn a blind eye to

take no notice of

pay little attention to

be remiss about

lie down on job

give something a miss

give a wide berth

keep at arm's length

keep your distance

outmanoeuvre^UK

throw off the scent

break away from

avoid like the plague

find a way around

give the runaround

slip through the net of

fail to deal with

look the other way

turn a deaf ear to

slip through your fingers

keep out of the way of

extricate oneself from

put the move on

sneak away from

answer evasively

escape the clutches of

lead on a merry chase

close your eyes to

not take into account

turn a blind eye

bury one's head in sand

avoid answering

go around the barn

be equivocal about

be evasive about

not give a straight answer to

beat around bush

beg the question

beat about the bush about

slip through the net

make a detour round

fail to care for

have nothing to do with

throw to the winds

be irresponsible

fail to look after

think little of

procrastinate over

fail to provide for

not trouble oneself

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“This legislative program didn't just funk the big issues, it funked the little issues as well.”

Verb

To have a strong and unpleasant smell

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