shun
Collocations
3ADJ.
british, complete, evil, good, known, over
VERB + SHUN
care, sail
SHUN + NOUN
accurst, dangers, outsiders, respectability, rumour
Definitions
verb
To avoid, especially persistently; ostracize.
Acrophobes shun mountaineering.
British journalists shun complete respectability, feeling a duty to be ready to savage the mighty, or rummage through their bins. Elsewhere in Europe, government contracts and subsidies ensure that press barons will only defy the mighty so far.
To escape (a threatening evil, an unwelcome task etc).
I'll shun meeting them for as long as possible.
To screen, hide.
To shove, push.
Thesaurus
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6Acrophobes shun mountaineering.
WiktionaryBritish journalists shun complete respectability, feeling a duty to be ready to savage the mighty, or rummage through their bins. Elsewhere in Europe, government contracts and subsidies ensure that pr
WiktionaryI'll shun meeting them for as long as possible.
WiktionaryShun will take over my job while I'm away.
Tatoeba · #247058Please don’t shun me because I have this gift.
Tatoeba · #6112558"She shall the tale repeat / of wars in Italy, thy destined seat, / what toils to shun, what dangers do despise, / and make the triumph of thy quest complete."
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