shun

shun

verb \ˈshən\

shunnedshun·ning

Definition of SHUN

transitive verb

: to avoid deliberately and especially habitually <shuns publicity>

— shun·ner noun

Examples of SHUN

1. He shuns parties and social events.
2. After his divorce he found himself being shunned by many of his former friends.

Origin of SHUN

Middle English shonen, shunnen, from Old English scunian

First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to SHUN

Synonyms: avoid, dodge, duck, elude, eschew, evade, finesse, get around, scape, shake, shirk, shuffle (out of), escape, weasel (out of)

Related Words: miss; avert, deflect, divert, obviate, parry, prevent, ward (off); ban, bar, debar, eliminate, except, exclude, preclude, rule out; bypass, circumvent, skirt; foil, fox, frustrate, outfox, outsmart, outwit, overreach, thwart

Near Antonyms: accept, court, embrace, pursue, seek, welcome; catch, contract, incur

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Rhymes with SHUN

bun, done, dun, fen, fun, gun, hon, Hun, jun, maun, none, nun, one, pun, run, son, stun, sun, sunn, ton, tonne, tun, won