shun

Use shun in a sentence

Nora was shunned when she first came to the new school, but then she found a group of friends that she likes very much.

verb

To shun is to ignore, avoid or reject someone or something.

When you continually avoid and ignore someone, this is an example of a situation where you shun that person.

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shun

transitive verb

shunned, shun′ning

to keep away from; avoid scrupulously or consistently, often, specif., as a practice by a group against a co-worker, coreligionist, etc. who has fallen out of favor

Origin of shun

Middle English schunien from Old English scunian

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shun

transitive verb

shunned, shun·ning, shuns

To avoid using, accepting, engaging in, or partaking of: shun someone's advice; shun public recognition; shun fatty foods.
To refuse to accept socially; avoid having social contact with: “Oddly, by being one of the few players who spoke candidly about the business of baseball, he was often shunned by the business world itself” ( David Grann )
To stay away from; not go to: “He shunned the elevator and started up the broad marble stairs” ( Frederick Irving Anderson )

Origin of shun

Middle English shunnen from Old English scunian to abhor

Related Forms:

shun′ner
noun

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