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shun

1

[ shuhn ]

verb (used with object)

shunned, shunning.
  1. to keep away from (a place, person, object, etc.), from motives of dislike, caution, etc.; take pains to avoid.

    Synonyms: eschew, evade

    Antonyms: seek



Shun

2

[ shoon ]

noun

Wade-Giles, Pinyin.
  1. Yao1

'shun

1

/ ʃʌn /

interjection

  1. military a clipped form of attention
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

shun

2

/ ʃʌn /

verb

  1. tr to avoid deliberately; keep away from
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈshunnable, adjective
  • ˈshunner, noun
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Other Words From

  • shun·na·ble adjective
  • shun·ner noun
  • un·shun·na·ble adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of shun1

First recorded before 950; Middle English shunen, Old English scunian “to avoid, fear”
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Word History and Origins

Origin of shun1

Old English scunian, of obscure origin
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Example Sentences

The California Labor Federation shunned partisanship in favor of a campaign focusing on hard work and noting the lack of congressional accomplishment.

Most people in the town welcomed this as the pirates brought with them eye-watering inflation, drugs, alcohol and a notoriety that the local Muslim elders shunned.

From BBC

Orano offered to fly the uranium out, but the regime shunned this suggestion.

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Mr Rolston said "branding logic" suggests companies "lean into" their current perception with the public, but Jaguar appears to have shunned that.

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No doubt that reaction would tickle Trump, who shuns coalition-building out of the belief that arm-twisting is a superior way to control his caucus.

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