to shun
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4.6
- verb
- /ʃʌn/
:
evitar
- Many students began to shun their classmate after he was caught cheating.
- society that shuns
- many students shun
He was somehow surprised that he was shunned by his peers at home.
- He was somehow surprised that he was shunned by his peers at home.
- And that, Ellis says, is that they shun publicity.
- And there is a lot of times, you know, parents that shun their children.
- Again, I think the artist has to shun identity at all costs.
- And he says don't shun them on account of their harshness or being difficult, right?
- And the idea is not to debate that person, but to silence them or to shun them in some way.
- My father decided to shun not just me and my wife, but also my daughter.
- She was excoriated for that she was shunned.
- And if they're complimentary, why should we shun one or exclude one or favor one over the other?
- We become ascetics and then we shun all pleasure, and that also can lead to misery.
- And he says don't shun toils on account of their harshness, right Totraku in this this case.
- So, so, so it is interesting for me to watch someone like Andrew Tate be where he was and then get shunned and blacklisted by the platforms that he needs most.
- America is both shunning exports from China and restricting investment in China, so consumption is not recovering.
- It's all over because in junior high school, people say, hey, stupid, I mean, you like that nerdy stuff, and your friends shun you.
Examples
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Most archaeologists these days shun the use of concrete, but it is still employed in some places, say researchers.
Academic text (2006) -
The majority of elementary and secondary curricula in the United States shun voluntary service to the community.
Academic text (1994) -
And there is a lot of times, you know, parents that shun their children.
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My father decided to shun not just me and my wife, but also my daughter.
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People in this world shun people for being great, for being a bright color, for standing out.
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The whole school was ordered to shun me, not to speak to me, until I had declared my decision.
Fiction book (2001) -
But I don't think you should shun all old people because they believe something different or they were brought up in a different time.
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No matter how obvious the messages my father tried to convey, people would shun him everywhere he went.
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The state-socialist model led India to shun commercial engagement with the outside world.
Academic text (2006) -
We have hard work to do and loads to lift. Shun not the struggle; face it, 'tis God's gift.
Fiction book (1993)
Synonyms
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1.0
To stay away from something or not do it to stop something bad from happening
839
1.9
Refuse to accept someone or something
590
1.6
Keep a distance from people or things you want to avoid
384
2.3
Avoid going near people or places for safety
119
3.9
Ignore something or someone on purpose
41
4.6
Avoid doing something because you feel afraid or unsure
37
5.8
Refuse to accept someone or something and stop having any connection with them
32
3.9
To stay away from people or things to avoid close contact
31
7.7
To leave someone out of a group on purpose
26
7.7
To refuse a person or an offer in a rude way
23
8.9
To avoid something on purpose
15
3.7
To refuse to have anything to do with someone or something
Refuse to be involved with people or things that seem dangerous and dishonest
Antonyms
Compounds
How Rejecting
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word shun comes from the old English verb scunian, meaning 'to avoid' or 'be ashamed', and it connects to the idea of 'shame'. So, to shun someone is to deliberately avoid or reject them.