shunning
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7.2
- noun
- /ˈʃʌnɪŋ/
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evitación
- Why the shunning of the excommunicated and disfellowshipped members? Perhaps five generations are culturally shunned.
Police surveillance, obscene phone calls, death threats, shunning by friends and neighbors.
- Police surveillance, obscene phone calls, death threats, shunning by friends and neighbors.
- And is the shunning of hyper processed fast food the thing that's decimating the health of the Western world?
Examples
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The third most common form of organized coercion in our society is social shunning and shaming.
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You never seem to get upset by the real shunning that takes place in the real world.
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I've never been invited to a shunning before.
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How do I get a shunning revoked?
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In religions and other groups propped up by unverifiable claims, the need for shunning is apparent.
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Inclusiveness, an integrated peacebuilding process, continuous dialogue among all stakeholders, and shunning of violent politics from each and every political group are needed.
Academic text (2018) -
Similarly, in Paul, the defendant's statements constituted "shunning." In Paul, the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit shielded the defendant because shunning was a religious practice.
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The shunning of the unpopular student made him feel isolated and alone.
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Shunning can be a powerful tool in communities to enforce social norms and expectations.
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After the scandal, the public's shunning of the celebrity was swift and unforgiving.
Synonyms
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3.7
Keeping away from something or stopping it from happening
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5.8
Choosing to avoid someone or to stop something from happening
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7.9
Leaving someone out of a group on purpose
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7.0
A quick unfriendly answer that ignores someone
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5.0
A quick movement to avoid someone or something, for example a ball
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8.4
To exclude someone from a group as punishment or social rejection
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4.8
Making less emotional or social contact with someone
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7.6
Leaving a person out of social activities so they feel alone
Leaving someone out of a group so they cannot join in
A formal action that removes someone from a group for breaking rules
Refusing to accept someone or something as your own
A choice to avoid something on purpose
Antonyms
How Rejecting
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word shunning comes from an old English word scunian, which meant 'to avoid' or 'be ashamed of'. Think of someone turning away in shame, and you get the idea: to shun someone is to keep away from them on purpose.