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shun
1[ shuhn ]
Shun
2[ shoon ]
noun
- Yao1
'shun
1/ ʃʌn /
interjection
- military a clipped form of attention
shun
2/ ʃʌn /
verb
- tr to avoid deliberately; keep away from
Derived Forms
- ˈshunnable, adjective
- ˈshunner, noun
Other Words From
- shun·na·ble adjective
- shun·ner noun
- un·shun·na·ble adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of shun1
Word History and Origins
Origin of shun1
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.
Orano offered to fly the uranium out, but the regime shunned this suggestion.
Mr Rolston said "branding logic" suggests companies "lean into" their current perception with the public, but Jaguar appears to have shunned that.
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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