Definition of Shun

1. Verb. Avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of.

Exact synonyms: Eschew
Generic synonyms: Avoid
Derivative terms: Shunning

2. Verb. Expel from a community or group.

Definition of Shun

1. v. t. To avoid; to keep clear of; to get out of the way of; to escape from; to eschew; as, to shun rocks, shoals, vice.

Definition of Shun

1. Verb. (transitive) To avoid, especially persistently. ¹

2. Verb. (transitive) To escape (a threatening evil, an unwelcome task etc). ¹

3. Verb. (transitive) To screen, hide. ¹

4. Verb. (transitive) To shove, push. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Shun

1. to avoid [v SHUNNED, SHUNNING, SHUNS] - See also: avoid

Medical Definition of Shun

1. To avoid; to keep clear of; to get out of the way of; to escape from; to eschew; as, to shun rocks, shoals, vice. "I am pure from the blood of all men. For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God." (Acts xx. 26,27) "Scarcity and want shall shun you." (Shak) Synonym: See Avoid. Origin: OE. Shunien, schunien, schonien, AS. Scunian, sceonian; cf. D. Schuinen to slepe, schuin oblique, sloping, Icel. Skunda, skynda, to hasten. Cf. Schooner, Scoundrel, Shunt. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Shun

shuiskite
shuka
shukas
shukun-sho
shul
shule
shuled
shules
shuling
shulman's syndrome
shuln
shuls
shumac
shumai
shumokuzori
shun (current term)
shun giku
shunless
shunnable
shunned
shunner
shunners
shunneth
shunning
shunnings
shunpike
shunpiked
shunpiker
shunpikers

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