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Shun

//ʃʌn// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To avoid, especially persistently; ostracize. transitive

    "Acrophobes shun mountaineering."

  2. 2
    avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of wordnet
  3. 3
    To escape (a threatening evil, an unwelcome task etc). transitive

    "I'll shun meeting them for as long as possible."

  4. 4
    expel from a community or group wordnet
  5. 5
    To screen, hide. transitive
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  1. 6
    To shove, push. transitive

Etymology

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 [Term?]; see that entry for more discussion. Compare hide, shy, and Sanskrit स्कुनाति (skunāti, “to cover”).

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