The Clue
Depressed mood (4 letter answer)
The Answer
FUNK
Tags
Notes
The answer FUNK is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1800 puzzles.
Related Clues
Depression
Name on a dictionary
Quail in fear
Fit of ill humor
Musical genre featuring slap bass
Definition
FUNK as a noun:
1. (funk, blue funk) = a state of nervous depression; "he was in a funk"
2. (Funk, Casimir Funk) = 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)
3. 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 as a verb:
1. (flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, wince, recoil, quail) = draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"