Shunning
/ˈʃʌnɪŋ/ noun, verb
noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 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 deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening wordnet
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of shun form-of, gerund, participle, present
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"He was a man of singular habits, shunning company and very seldom going out."