shun in English

verb

1

persistently avoid, ignore, or reject (someone or something) through antipathy or caution.

he shunned fashionable society

synonyms: avoid, evade, eschew, steer clear of, shy away from, fight shy of, keep one's distance from, give a wide berth to, have nothing to do with, snub, give someone the cold shoulder, cold-shoulder, ignore, look right through, reject, rebuff, spurn, ostracize, give someone the brush-off, freeze out, give someone the bum's rush, give someone the brush off

verb

avoid, evade, eschew, steer clear of, shy away from, fight shy of, keep one's distance from, give a wide berth to, have nothing to do with, snub, give someone the cold shoulder, cold-shoulder, ignore, look right through, reject, rebuff, spurn, ostracize, give someone the brush-off, freeze out, give someone the bum's rush, give someone the brush off
ban, ostracise, ostracize, cast out, banish, blackball
eschew

Use "shun" in a sentence

1. Shun profane and foolish chatter.

2. By all means shun obscene jesting!

3. ◆ Shun unclean speech and obscene jesting

4. Absorption [ab-sorp´shun] 1

5. Absorption: [ ab-sorp´shun ] 1

6. Compulsion [kom-pul´shun] 1

7. Shun and you aren't the same.

8. Shun the use of a dull monotone.

9. Adaptation [ad″ap-ta´shun] 1

10. Coagulation [ko-ag″u-la´shun] clotting

11. Concentration [kon″sen-tra´shun] 1

12. Shun “the Path of the Wicked Ones”

13. Adaptation [ad″ap-ta´shun] 1

14. True Christians obviously do not shun nonbelievers.

15. Coordination [ko-or″dĭ-na´shun] 1

16. Coordination: [ ko-or″dĭ-na´shun ] 1

17. Attenuation [ah-ten″u-a´shun] 1

18. True Christians are commanded to shun such apostates.

19. 10 In studying a problem, we must shun subjectivity.

20. assimilation: [ ah-sim″ĭ-la´shun ] 1

21. Constitutional: [ kon″stĭ-too´shun-al ] 1

22. Acceleration [ak-sel″er-a´shun] 1

23. To shun competition and responsibility is characteristic of Abulia…

24. □ Why should we shun the world’s view of morality?

25. 2 They wear simple clothes and shun modern contrivances.

26. 3 More discriminating visitors now tend to shun the area.

27. As Republicans Shun Vaccines, Congress Toils to Return to Normal

28. Makes an emotional appeal to misguided youth to shun violence.

29. 1 Wise men love truth, whereas fools shun it. 

30. 14 Jan South Korean TV Networks Shun Politically Active Actress

31. 10 Wise men love truth, whereas fools shun it. 

32. 11 Shun Dao has straight blade and hilt, no armguard.

33. This is my promise and my oath to Master Wah Shun:

34. 29 'so the outlook is still a bit hazy, eh , Yun - shun ?

35. Or shun his requests and risk facing his fearsome Inquisitors or even excommunication?

36. [ suf″ŏ-ka´shun] the stoppage of breathing; called also Asphyxiation

37. In studying a problem, we must shun subjectivity, one - sidedness and superficiality.

38. Heads turning away to shun the reflected glare from the frozen moat.

39. Some common synonyms of Avoid are elude, escape, eschew, evade, and shun

40. I think the will should return 500 million to Tung Luen Shun

41. Mu Shun was gone, and with him, the dream in his heart,

42. 9 But unlike other Hasidic sects, Lubavitch does not shun the outside world.

43. 1 But unlike other Hasidic sects, Lubavitch does not shun the outside world.

44. What is Condescension, Of Christ? Definition and meaning:Condescension, OF CHRIST kon-de-sen'-shun.

45. 5 They have little ambition, tend to shun responsibility, and like to be directed.

46. 20 Such as listening to the card are not shun will reveal dysphoria look.

47. Does Paul’s counsel mean that you should shun your classmates and remain aloof?

48. 12 Heads turning away to shun the reflected glare from the frozen moat.

49. Abortion [ah-bor´shun] termination of pregnancy before the fetus is viable

50. For instance, we must shun “lofty eyes” or any other display of pride.