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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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Derived Forms

  • ˈܲԲԲ, adjective
  • ˈܲԲԱ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ܲ·Բ· adjective
  • ܲ·Ա noun
  • un·ܲ·Բ· adjective
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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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Run clubs have popped up around the country as younger generations focus on fitness and shun traditional drinking cultures.

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"Members of our community reported incidents that led them to feel targeted and shunned on the basis of their identities," Dr Garber said.

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The daughter of a couple who were fatally poisoned said people who wrongly suspected she was involved in their deaths have shunned her.

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But thousands of ordinary Catholics have also arrived to pay their respects to a pontiff known for shunning many of the extravagant trappings associated with the position.

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To achieve that, he shunned expensive recording studios and made his new album in a converted Tetley brewery in Leeds.

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