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shun
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shun  (shn)
tr.v. shunned, shun·ning, shuns
To avoid deliberately; keep away from. See Synonyms at escape.

[Middle English shunnen, from Old English scunian, to abhor.]

shunner n.

shun [ʃʌn]
vb shuns, shunning, shunned
(tr) to avoid deliberately; keep away from
[Old English scunian, of obscure origin]
shunnable  adj
shunner  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.shun - avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of
avoid - stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something; "Her former friends now avoid her"
2.shun - expel from a community or group
expel, kick out, throw out - force to leave or move out; "He was expelled from his native country"

shun
verb avoid, steer clear of, keep away from, snub, evade, eschew, shy away from, brush off, cold-shoulder, have no part in, fight shy of, give (someone or something) a wide berth, body-swerve (Scot.), give (someone) the brush-off, keep your distance from From that time forward everybody shunned him.
Translations
shun [ʃʌn] VT
1. (= reject) [+ person] → rechazar
to feel shunned by the worldsentirse rechazado por la gente
2. (= avoid) [+ work] → evitar; [+ publicity] → rehuir
to shun doing sthevitar hacer algo

shun [ˈʃʌn] vtéviter, fuir

shun
vtmeiden; publicity, lightscheuen; to be shunned by the worldausgestoßen sein

shun [ʃʌn] vt (person, work, publicity) → evitare, sfuggire; (obligation) → sottrarsi a
shun [ʃʌn] vt (person, work, publicity) → evitare, sfuggire; (obligation) → sottrarsi a

shun
v shun [ʃan]
to avoid or keep away from. vermy يَتَجَنَّب отбягвам vyhýbat se undgå meiden αποφεύγω, κρατιέμαι σε απόσταση evitar, rehuir vältima دوري جستن از karttaa fuir לְהִתרַחֵק से दूर रहना izbjegavati koga ili što, kloniti se čega (el)kerül (vkit, vmit) menghindari, menjauhkan diri dari forðast evitare, sfuggire 避ける 피하다, 멀리하다 vengti []vairīties menjauhi mijden unngå, sky som pesten unikać evitar a evita, a se feri избегать vyhýbať sa izogibati se izbegavati sky, undvika หลบเลี่ยง sakınmak, uzak durmak 避開 уникати, остерігатися گریز کرنا، محترز ہونا tránh, xa lánh


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