shun

¹

[shuhn]

verb (used with object)

shunned, shunning 

1. to keep away from (a place, person, object, etc.), from motives of dislike, caution, etc.; take pains to avoid.

   Synonyms: eschew, evade
   Antonyms: seek

Shun

²

[shoon]

noun

Wade-Giles, Pinyin.

1. Yao1

'shun

¹

/ ʃʌn /

interjection

1. military a clipped form of attention

shun

²

/ ʃʌn /

verb

1. (tr) to avoid deliberately; keep away from

Other Word Forms

• shunnable adjective
• shunner noun
• unshunnable adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of 'shun¹

First recorded before 950; Middle English shunen, Old English scunian “to avoid, fear”

Word History and Origins

Origin of 'shun¹

Old English scunian, of obscure origin

Related Words

• despise 
• disdain 
• eschew 
• neglect 
• pass up 
• refuse 
• reject 
• scorn 
• snub