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shun

Pronunciation: /ʃʌn/

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Definition of shun

verb (shuns, shunning, shunned)

[with object]
  • persistently avoid, ignore, or reject (someone or something) through antipathy or caution:he shunned fashionable society (as adjective shunned)the shunned wife’s quiet divorce

Origin:

Old English scunian 'abhor, shrink back with fear, seek safety from an enemy', of unknown origin

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