Shunning

//ˈʃʌnɪŋ// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act by which something is shunned; avoidance.

    "His mind began showering him with painful memories, forcing him to relive shunnings that stretched from elementary to high school and a procession of college roommates who'd ignore him after the first week."

  2. 2
    deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of shun form-of, gerund, participle, present

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avoidanceavoidanceavoiding reactioncircumventiondefense mechanismdodge

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"He was a man of singular habits, shunning company and very seldom going out."

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