shun
to keep away from (a place, person, object, etc.), from motives of dislike, caution, etc.; take pains to avoid.
Origin of shun
1Other words for shun
Opposites for shun
Other words from shun
- shun·na·ble, adjective
- shun·ner, noun
- un·shun·na·ble, adjective
Words Nearby shun
Other definitions for Shun (2 of 2)
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How to use shun in a sentence
It’s not illegal in the Kingdom anymore, but it’s still shunned and disgraced by the society as a whole, and even as a middle schooler I understood that.
I escaped a society that persecutes the LGBTQ community | Luai Qubain | March 19, 2021 | Washington BladeStridently independent, she shunned the industry in the face of systemic apathy toward a blind woman whose music defied all norms of the time.
Pauline Anna Strom’s posthumous album cements her legacy as an electronic music visionary | Jonathan Williger | February 19, 2021 | Washington PostShe had to sort through precisely what to call herself because she didn’t want to offend someone by shunning a description or offend someone else by claiming a particular biography that wasn’t hers.
Samira Nasr, a fashion first at Harper’s Bazaar: ‘I just want to bring more people with me to the party’ | Robin Givhan | February 19, 2021 | Washington PostIts own technical staff continues to pressure the company to embrace environmental policies it has so far shunned.
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos‘s successor will inherit his challenges | Jay Greene, Cat Zakrzewski | February 4, 2021 | Washington PostBefore you shun him, Miss Manners recommends that you proceed as though it were the latter.
Miss Manners: Former colleague’s omission is puzzling | Judith Martin, Nicholas Martin, Jacobina Martin | January 22, 2021 | Washington Post
The dish was a massive hit, and shun Lee Palace subsequently received a four-star review in The New York Times.
‘The Search for General Tso’: The Origins of America’s Favorite Chinese Dish, General Tso’s Chicken | Marlow Stern | April 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAround that time, in 1972, Chinese-American restaurateur Michael Tong opened shun Lee Palace on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.
‘The Search for General Tso’: The Origins of America’s Favorite Chinese Dish, General Tso’s Chicken | Marlow Stern | April 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTShe was personally against abortion, but she did not shun those who were pro-choice.
Remembering Ma Laureys, the Mother of 10 Christie Slandered to Win His First Election | Michael Daly | January 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe was a rarity in a country where the superrich shun publicity or pretend they are like everyone else.
The Rise And Fall Of Brazilian Billionaire Eike Batista | Mac Margolis | November 9, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTBatista also is a rarity in a country where the superrich shun publicity or pretend they are like everyone else.
The Brutal Fall of Brazilian Billionaire Eike Batista | Mac Margolis | June 25, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTBut in saying life, it must not be thought that gaiety is implied; none could shun that as Lady Hartledon now seemed to shun it.
Elster's Folly | Mrs. Henry WoodI went to live with a very ungodly family, but that sense of right and wrong within me made me shun and despise their evil ways.
The value of a praying mother | Isabel C. ByrumTeach your children, according to their ability to comprehend, all that they should know to be able to shun evil.
The value of a praying mother | Isabel C. ByrumThere was a spell in the shyness, which made her avoid and shun all admiring approaches to acquaintance.
Ruth | Elizabeth Cleghorn GaskellYaou's son shun was an equally remarkable man, wise and accomplished, who lived only to advance the happiness of his subjects.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume I | John Lord
British Dictionary definitions for shun (1 of 2)
/ (ʃʌn) /
(tr) to avoid deliberately; keep away from
Origin of shun
1Derived forms of shun
- shunnable, adjective
- shunner, noun
British Dictionary definitions for 'shun (2 of 2)
/ (ʃʌn) /
military a clipped form of attention (def. 7)
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