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.

   Synonyms: eschew, evade
   Antonyms: seek

Shun

²

[shoon]

noun

Wade-Giles, Pinyin.

1. Yao1

'shun

¹

/ ʃʌn /

interjection

1. military a clipped form of attention

shun

²

/ ʃʌn /

verb

1. (tr) to avoid deliberately; keep away from

Other Word Forms

• shunnable adjective
• shunner noun
• unshunnable adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of 'shun¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of 'shun¹

Old English scunian, of obscure origin

Example Sentences

A vast majority of them work low-paying and labour intensive jobs that Singaporeans shun.

From BBC

But now there's a reason to shun the Tesla beyond just opposition to fascism, or the fact that they're ugly and hard to fix.

From Salon

Sumler, who was known as Chicago Mike, had performed Sunday evening in Mableton, Ga., with the group Con Funk Shun, whose Michael Cooper paid tribute to Sumler on social media.

From Los Angeles Times

And there are plenty more exponents who continue to shun convention and go with longer implements.

From BBC

But it is difficult to shun the limelight completely when Gareth Bale – Wales' greatest player of all, in most people's eyes – describes you as a "legend".

From BBC

Related Words

• despise 
• disdain 
• eschew 
• neglect 
• pass up 
• refuse 
• reject 
• scorn 
• snub