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Shun
see synonyms of shunVerb
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Shun
see synonyms of shunverbWord forms: shuns, shunning or shunned
(transitive)
to avoid deliberately; keep away from
exclamation
military a clipped form of attention (sense 7)
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Shun
see synonyms of shun verb transitiveWord forms: shunned or ˈshunning
to keep away from; avoid scrupulously or consistently
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Shun
see synonyms of shuntr.v. shunned, shun·ning, shuns
1. To avoid using, accepting, engaging in, or partaking of: shun someone's advice; shun public recognition; shun fatty foods.
2. To refuse to accept socially; avoid having social contact with: "Oddly, by being one of the few players who spoke candidly about the business of baseball, he was often shunned by the business world itself" (David Grann).
3. To stay away from; not go to: "He shunned the elevator and started up the broad marble stairs" (Frederick Irving Anderson).
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