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\ ˈshu̇-dᵊnt 
, -dᵊn, dialectal also ˈshu̇-tᵊn(t) or ˈshu̇nt \
, -dᵊn, dialectal also ˈshu̇-tᵊn(t) or ˈshu̇nt \Definition of shouldn't
: should not
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shouldn't
\ ˈshu̇-dᵊnt \
\Kids Definition of shouldn't
: should not
You shouldn't go.
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The first known use of shouldn't was in 1675
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