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shun
1[shuhn]
verb (used with object)
to keep away from (a place, person, object, etc.), from motives of dislike, caution, etc.; take pains to avoid.
Synonyms: ,Antonyms:
Shun
2[shoon]
noun
Yao1
'shun
1/ ʃʌ /
interjection
military a clipped form of attention
shun
2/ ʃʌ /
verb
(tr) to avoid deliberately; keep away from
Other 51Թ Forms
- shunnable adjective
- shunner noun
- unshunnable adjective
- ˈܲԲԲ adjective
- ˈܲԲԱ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of shun1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of shun1
Example Sentences
Jury deliberations proved tense last week as well, when one juror said others were "shunning" one member of the panel, calling it "playground stuff".
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.
Ordinary folks can't treat people like these two, for fear of being fired, sued or shunned.
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.
In other areas where coalitions were possible, Reform UK has either shunned co-operation or vice versa.
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