Search results
- DictionaryShun/SHən/
verb
- 1. persistently avoid, ignore, or reject (someone or something) through antipathy or caution: "he shunned fashionable society"
Definitions of shun. verb. avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of. synonyms: eschew. see more. see less. type of: avoid. stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something.
Definition of shun verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Shun definition: to keep away from (a place, person, object, etc.), from motives of dislike, caution, etc.; take pains to avoid.. See examples of SHUN used in a sentence.
6 days ago · verb. If you shun someone or something, you deliberately avoid them or keep away from them. From that time forward everybody shunned him. [VERB noun] He has always shunned publicity. [VERB noun] This extremist organization has shunned conventional politics. [VERB noun] Synonyms: avoid, steer clear of, keep away from, snub More Synonyms of shun.
to avoid or ignore someone or something: He was shunned by colleagues and family alike. She has always shunned publicity. (Definition of shun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of shun. in Chinese (Traditional) 避開，避免, 躲避，迴避… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 避开，避免, 躲避，回避… See more. in Spanish.
verb (used with object), shunned, shun·ning. to keep away from (a place, person, object, etc.), from motives of dislike, caution, etc.; take pains to avoid. Origin of shun
Jun 25, 2012 · 1. To avoid using, accepting, engaging in, or partaking of: shun someone's advice; shun public recognition; shun fatty foods. 2. 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).
