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shun

1

[ shuhn ]

verb (used with object)

shunned, shunning.
  1. to keep away from (a place, person, object, etc.), from motives of dislike, caution, etc.; take pains to avoid.

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Shun

2

[ shoon ]

noun

Wade-Giles, Pinyin.
  1. Yao1

'shun

1

/ ʃʌ /

interjection

  1. military a clipped form of attention
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

shun

2

/ ʃʌ /

verb

  1. tr to avoid deliberately; keep away from
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈܲԲԲ, adjective
  • ˈܲԲԱ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ܲ·Բ· adjective
  • ܲ·Ա noun
  • un·ܲ·Բ· adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of shun1

First recorded before 950; Middle English shunen, Old English scunian “to avoid, fear”
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of shun1

Old English scunian, of obscure origin
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So much of fascism is about shunning those human qualities traditionally thought of as good, but are viewed as getting in the way of power.

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After he left the school, he was shunned by other Koreans for training with the Japanese, she said.

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In a leadership workshop, one participant confided that he held hard-right political views and worried that colleagues would shun him, impacting his career.

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Trump's direct diplomacy with Putin stunned Nato allies, because the West has shunned contacts with Moscow since Russia's February 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

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Despite being shunned by galleries earlier in his career, Vettriano's self-portrait The Weight went on long-term display in the Scottish National Portrait Gallery when it reopened after a renovation in 2011.

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