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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.

verb

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

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Etymology

Origin of shunned

shun ( def. ) + -ed 2 ( def. )

Example Sentences

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Appeared in the May 1, 2026, print edition as 'Oil Giants That Shunned Venezuela Take a New Look'.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Shunned publicly by politicians and intellectuals for centuries, Vodou is transforming into a more powerful and accepted religion across Haiti, where its believers were once persecuted.

From Seattle Times • May 9, 2024

Shunned by her town and living alone, she’s the only one who can battle an onslaught of aliens and their mind probes.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2024

Shunned in Ohio, Leslie did what many people had done before and have done since—he moved to New York to start over.

From Slate • Dec. 28, 2023

Shunned by the Democrats, he had run as an independent.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

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