shun

[ shuhn ]
/ ʃʌn /
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verb (used with object), shunned, shun·ning.

to keep away from (a place, person, object, etc.), from motives of dislike, caution, etc.; take pains to avoid.

Origin of shun

before 950; Middle English shunen, Old English scunian to avoid, fear

OTHER WORDS FROM shun

shun·na·ble, adjective shun·ner, noun un·shun·na·ble, adjective un·shunned, adjective

Words nearby shun

shulhan arukh, shull, shultz, shulwar, shumen, shun, shunpike, shunt, shunt-wound, shunter, shunting engine

Definition for shun (2 of 3)

Shun
[ shoon ]
/ ʃun /

noun Wade-Giles, Pinyin.

See under Yao.

Definition for shun (3 of 3)

Yao 1
[ you ]
/ yaʊ /

noun

Wade-Giles, Pinyin. a legendary emperor of China who, with his successor (Shun), was a paragon of good government.

Words related to shun

despise, disdain, eschew, refuse, snub, reject, scorn, neglect, dodge, shy, cut, decline, shake, double, escape, bilk, evade, elude, stall, duck

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British Dictionary definitions for shun

shun
/ (ʃʌn) /

verb shuns, shunning or shunned

(tr) to avoid deliberately; keep away from

Derived forms of shun

shunnable, adjective shunner, noun

Word Origin for shun

Old English scunian, of obscure origin