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
Other definitions for Shun (2 of 2)
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How to use shun in a sentence
On the trail of her husband, Norah discovers that the people of Tahiti and the seafaring folk who work in the area shun the unnamed neighboring island.
‘Call of the Sea’: Strictly for hardcore puzzlers | Christopher Byrd | January 15, 2021 | Washington PostThose that are new to the industry often hear derision regarding the matter and shun these backlinks without having done their research or tested them on their own.
Amid admonitions that people should shun large gatherings because of the coronavirus, the wet holiday seemed suited to solitary contemplation.
First day of new year unusually chilly, unusually wet | Martin Weil | January 2, 2021 | Washington PostThis marks a change from 2017, when the traditional corporate and financial world largely shunned cryptocurrency.
Government programs have failed it, private investors have shunned it, and speculators have bought and sold pieces of it with little evident interest in building anything.
How a Chicago Political Hangout Went From Bustling to Boarded-Up — Even After the City Promised Help | by Mick Dumke | December 17, 2020 | ProPublica
By resolutely shunning money, his campaign forged alternative tactics, all of which were explained in detail on Healey's blog.
And they can be used as video incrimination or provide for some good old-fashioned shunning.
So You Want to be a Porn Star? Inside the Sex Tape Phenomenon | Aurora Snow | July 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSo, who has kept to the letter and spirit of the accord more and who has been more egregious in shunning it?
“Mainstream Muslim organizations are shunning Akkari,” he says.
Americans are shunning soda and claim they want healthier fast-food options.
For four days he had wandered along the coast quite alone, shunning acquaintances, and living entirely with strangers.
Skipper Worse | Alexander Lange KiellandThey had already separated from him, as though shunning a corpse because of its nauseous odour.
The conquest of Rome | Matilde SeraoRuth, although shunning society, found herself drawn to Mrs. Leon by an unaccountable magnetism.
Ruth Hall | Fanny FernSo he lived alone, with no kith nor kin, nor even a friend, shunning his kind and shunned by them.
The Escape of Mr. Trimm | Irvin S. CobbIt seems an indolent, sedentary bird, shunning the society of all others in the forest.
Wanderings in South America | Charles Waterton
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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