funk - noun

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)

an earthy type of jazz combining it with blues and soul; has a heavy bass line that accentuates the first beat in the bar

funk - verb

• draw back, as with fear or pain

funk - thesaurus

cringe   flinch   quail   recoil   shrink   squinch   wince