shunned

American  

[shuhnd] / ʃʌnd /

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.

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verb

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

Other Word Forms

• unshunned adjective

Etymology

Origin of shunned

shun ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

European buyers shunned his cars, with deliveries in the region down nearly 39% through November.

From MarketWatch

Back home, his family was shunned by neighbors, co-workers and friends.

From The Wall Street Journal

For years, most American consumers shunned giving secondhand gifts.

From The Wall Street Journal

She knows just what it’s like to be loved, revered, misunderstood, mischaracterized, hated, shunned, laughed at and laughed with.

From Salon

One farmer told the BBC: "I would be shunned if I publicly rejected hunting."

From BBC

Related Words

• abominable
• inadmissible
• loathsome
• objectionable
• troublesome
• unsatisfactory
• unsavory
• unwanted
• unwelcome