Definition of shun
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Examples of shun in a Sentence
He shuns parties and social events.
After his divorce he found himself being shunned by many of his former friends.
Recent Examples of shun from the Web
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Worn by models like Twiggy, Jean Shrimpton, and Penelope Tree, Quant's playful and subversive designs reached a generation ready to shun tradition and embrace its own subcultures and identities.
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Celebrities of all sorts, whether in Hollywood, the music industry, or sports, should stop shunning Trump and leverage their fame to help individual prisoners.
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Food halls, unlike food courts, shun national chains and rely on local operators and made-from-scratch meals.
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While most of the women in the Colonies understandably shun and scorn the wife, Emily makes an effort to help her, because the mistress of her last household was kind to her.
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While Kaepernick is shunned by the NFL, others recognize his contributions.
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Prosecutors were referring to last week's court filing by Rizzo's lawyers, who said the millionaire executive was spit on and mocked as a kid, and shunned in high school by preppy Grosse Pointers.
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The legislation marks a shift from the administration of former Republican Governor Chris Christie, who shunned offshore wind and pulled New Jersey out of a multistate carbon market designed to lower greenhouse gases.
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The Russian foreign ministry had invited foreign ambassadors in Moscow to brief them about the allegations, but the British and the U.S. missions shunned the meeting and sent lower-level diplomats instead.
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Origin and Etymology of shun
Middle English shonen, shunnen, from Old English scunian
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First Known Use: before 12th century
in the meaning defined above
See Words from the same yearshun Synonyms
Synonyms
avoid, dodge, duck, elude, escape, evade, finesse, get around, shake, shirk, shuffle (out of), weasel (out of);
Related Words
miss;
avert, deflect, divert, obviate, parry, prevent, ward (off);
ban, bar, debar, eliminate, except, exclude, preclude, rule out;
foil, fox, frustrate, outfox, outsmart, outwit, overreach, thwart;
Phrases
fight shy of, keep clear of, stay clear of, steer clear of;
Synonym Discussion of shun
escape, avoid, evade, elude, shun, eschew mean to get away or keep away from something. escape stresses the fact of getting away or being passed by not necessarily through effort or by conscious intent.
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- nothing escapes her sharp eyes
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- try to avoid past errors
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- evaded the question by changing the subject
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- what she sees in him eludes me
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- you have shunned your responsibilities
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- a playwright who eschews melodrama
SHUN Defined for English Language Learners
SHUN Defined for Kids
verb
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ˈshən
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Definition of shun for Students
shunned;
shunning
: to avoid purposely or by habit
- He shunned noisy places.
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