shunned

[shuhnd]

adjective

1. avoided by people out of dislike, mistrust, disapproval, etc..

   We might get more people to join the much shunned hospitality sector if wages were increased.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of shun.

Other Word Forms

• unshunned adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of shunned¹

shun ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Redford often shunned the Hollywood limelight, preferring to plough his own furrow.

From BBC

But the report found that since Kim shunned diplomacy with the West and the US in 2019, instead focusing on his weapons programme, people's living situations and human rights had "degraded".

From BBC

“You see the pregnant family living in the Sanderson house and mommy’s gone. Could Laura still be alive? Did she really die? Has she just been shunned to the priory?”

From Los Angeles Times

Once a cultural lodestar, Ye now occupies a far more polarizing place: embraced by a loyal fringe, shunned by former collaborators and largely exiled from mainstream music and fashion.

From Los Angeles Times

Han Yongguang, 75, shrugged off any suggestion that Western leaders had shunned the parade.

From BBC

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