shun
[ shuhn ]
/ ʃʌn /
verb (used with object), shunned, shun·ning.
to keep away from (a place, person, object, etc.), from motives of dislike, caution, etc.; take pains to avoid.
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RELATED WORDS
despise, disdain, eschew, refuse, snub, reject, scorn, neglect, dodge, shy, cut, decline, shake, double, escape, bilk, evade, elude, stall, duck
Nearby words
- shull, clifford,
- shultz,
- shultz, george pratt,
- shulwar,
- shumen,
- shunpike,
- shunt,
- shunt-wound,
- shunter,
- shunting engine
Origin of shun
before 950; Middle English shunen, Old English scunian to avoid, fear
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Examples from the Web for shunned
shun
/ (ʃʌn) /
verb shuns, shunning or shunned
(tr) to avoid deliberately; keep away from
Word Origin for shun
Old English scunian, of obscure origin
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