funk
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7.1
- noun
- /fʌŋk/
- Informal
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bajón
- After losing his job, he fell into a deep funk and struggled to find motivation.
But don't give in to the rut and the funk even though you want to.
- But don't give in to the rut and the funk even though you want to.
- OK, are you sloppy and lazy and stuck in a funk?
- So I guess I just have to move on from this funk.
- And so in the last six months I've been in a huge funk from just not contributing.
- I was in a funk, not really knowing what my purpose in life was.
- You will start getting out of your funk and getting into a path of definitiveness, right?
- I'm, I'm, I'm, you know, sleeping in and I, and I just feel like I'm in a funk and I'm depressed.
- It helps him get out of his his funk and eventually he's going to change his his last name to to Hume.
- So they go into this deep funk because they look at the macro number and I tell people don't look at the big number.
- And it's things like this just like nutrient packed drinks that are so nice when you're in a funk but you know you still need to like take care of your body.
- It's, it's dark when I'm in a funk, I literally close my eyes, put myself into a place where something remarkable happens to me.
Examples
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I stumble through my daily existence right now, a heavy funk settled deep in my chest.
Blog text (7) -
No point in going into a funk, he told himself.
Fiction book (2001) -
Well, I was in a funk and I wanted to start moving.
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I was in a funk, not really knowing what my purpose in life was.
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Are you in a blue funk because of the doctor?
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You were in a blue funk the whole time.
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Good for you on working up to getting out of your funk or depression.
Blog text (13) -
So I am pleased to say I am out of my funk, I think.
Blog text (6) -
I was in the same kind of funk when I got back from Vietnam.
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Trying really hard to get out of this funk and let go of some of this resentment.
Blog text (19)
Synonyms
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5.8
Feeling sad and low
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4.4
A feeling of mild sadness that has no clear cause
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8.8
A feeling of deep sadness or worry that makes you feel low
Feeling sad and without energy
A feeling of being bored and not wanting to do anything
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Etymology
Funk also long meant a state of fear or panic, and a helpful way to remember the phrase 'in a funk' is to think of being frozen by worry, which can turn into low mood. So being 'in a funk' today means feeling down, unmotivated, or gloomy.