funk

(noun) a state of nervous depression. Synonyms: blue funk. Example: "He was in a funk."

(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). Synonyms: Funk, Casimir Funk.

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

(verb) draw back, as with fear or pain. Synonyms: flinch, squinch, cringe, shrink, wince, recoil, quail. Example: "She flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf."