shun
pronunciation
How to pronounce shun in British English:
UK [ʃʌn]
How to pronounce shun in American English:
US [ʃʌn]
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- Verb:
- avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of
- expel from a community or group
Word Origin
- shun (v.)
- Old English scunian "to shun, avoid; abhor; desist, abstain; to hide, seek safety by concealment," of uncertain origin; not found in any other language. Perhaps ultimately from PIE root *skeu- "to cover, to hide." Related: Shunned; shunning. A shun-pike (American English, 1911) was a road constructed to avoid tolls.
Example
- 1. Not all home-schoolers shun the public schools for religious reasons .
- 2. This story tackles an environment most artists shun as visually impossible the angelic realms .
- 3. Shun arbitrage strategies that assume permanent access to liquidity .
- 4. Most sources of capital will shun them .
- 5. Which muslims should western governments engage with , and which should they shun ?