FunkWordNet Explorer
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noun
a genre of popular music that originated in New Orleans around 1900 and developed through increasingly complex styles
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
a state of nervous depression
Words in this synset: blue_funk
noun
a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity
verb
draw back, as with fear or pain
verb
move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
verb
pull away from a source of disgust or fear