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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.

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Shun

2

[shoon]

noun

Wade-Giles, Pinyin.
  1. Yao1

'shun

1

/ ʃʌ /

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

/ ʃʌ /

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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Other 51Թ Forms

  • shunnable adjective
  • shunner noun
  • unshunnable adjective
  • ˈܲԲԲ adjective
  • ˈܲԲԱ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of shun1

First recorded before 950; Middle English shunen, Old English scunian “to avoid, fear”
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of shun1

Old English scunian, of obscure origin
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Jury deliberations proved tense last week as well, when one juror said others were "shunning" one member of the panel, calling it "playground stuff".

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The drama comes after one juror told the judge last week that others had been speaking badly outside the courthouse about a fellow juror, and that they had "shunned" the person.

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Ordinary folks can't treat people like these two, for fear of being fired, sued or shunned.

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One after another, its leaders have stuck their heads deep into their navels, hoping to find out why so many Americans — especially young people, Black voters and Latinos — shunned the former vice president.

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In other areas where coalitions were possible, Reform UK has either shunned co-operation or vice versa.

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