shun
Meaning of shun
verb
- persistently avoid, ignore, or reject (someone or something) through antipathy or caution.
he shunned fashionable society
Old English scunian ‘abhor, shrink back with fear, seek safety from an enemy’, of unknown origin.
Information about shun
- It is a verb.
- The plural form of shun is: shuns.
- Languages in which shun is used:
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Hyphenation of shun
shun
- It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
- shun is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
shun synonyms
Meaning eschew:
Meaning banish:
banish, ban, ostracize, blackball
Meaning contrive not to meet (someone):
Meaning escape or avoid (someone or something), especially by guile or trickery:
Meaning rebuff, ignore, or spurn disdainfully:
Meaning refuse to take notice of or acknowledge; disregard intentionally:
Meaning ignore or refuse to recognize (someone):
Meaning fail to show due affection or concern for (someone); rebuff:
Meaning reject (someone or something) in an abrupt or ungracious manner:
Meaning order or allow to leave; send away:
Meaning reject with disdain or contempt:
Meaning consider to be unworthy of one's consideration:
Meaning indicate or show that one is not willing to do something:
Meaning (typically of something regarded as good) become smaller, fewer, or less; decrease:
Meaning refuse to accept; reject:
Meaning the projecting nose and mouth of an animal, especially a mammal:
shun antonyms
Meaning consent to receive or undertake (something offered):
Meaning attempt to find (something):
Meaning greet (someone arriving) in a polite or friendly way:
Translation of shun
Anagrams of shun
Words that rhyme with shun
reshun, Nahshun, Grishun, Fushun, Lushun
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