shun
To avoid, especially persistentlyTo avoid, especially persistently; ostracize.
» Freaks are normally shunned from society.
Meaning
4 senses(transitive)To avoid, especially persistently; ostracize.
Acrophobes shun mountaineering.
aus dem Weg gehen, ausweichen, meiden
избега́тьizbegátʹ, избежа́тьizbežátʹ, сторони́тьсяstoronítʹsja
цура́тисяcurátysja, остеріга́тисяosterihátysja, уника́тиunykáty
(transitive)To escape (a threatening evil, an unwelcome task etc).
I'll shun meeting them for as long as possible.
flüchten, ausweichen, umgehen
избега́тьizbegátʹ, избежа́тьizbežátʹ
(transitive)To screen, hide.
abschirmen, verstecken, unsichtbar machen
(transitive)To shove, push.
stoßen, schieben
- avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of
- expel from a community or group
Examples
35 sentencesFreaks are normally shunned from society.
Their children are shunned in schools.
He was shunned by the community.
At school the other girls shunned Mary.
Tom's a loner who shuns close relationships.
ruТом – одиночка, сторонящийся близких отношений.
deTom ist ein Einzelgänger, der enge Beziehungen meidet.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English schonen (“to decline to do, avoid, fear”), from Old English sċunian (“From Middle English schonen (“to decline to do, avoid, fear”), from Old English sċunian (“to shun, fear, avoid”), of uncertain origin, though probably ultimately connected to the Proto-Indo-European root *(s)kewH- (“to cover, conceal”) via Proto-Germanic *skunōną; see that entry for more discussion.
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Forms
shuns, shunning, shunned, shunnedSynonyms
8 synonymsWord family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle