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shun

(ʃʌn)
Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense shuns, present participle shunning, past tense, past participle shunned
verb
If you shun someone or something, you deliberately avoid them or keep away from them.
From that time forward everybody shunned him. [VERB noun]
He has always shunned publicity. [VERB noun]
This extremist organization has shunned conventional politics. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: avoid, steer clear of, keep away from, snub More Synonyms of shun

shun in British English

(ʃʌn)
verbWord forms: shuns, shunning or shunned
(transitive)
to avoid deliberately; keep away from
Derived forms
shunnable (ˈshunnable)
adjective
shunner (ˈshunner)
noun
Word origin
Old English scunian, of obscure origin

'shun in British English

(ʃʌn)
exclamation
military a clipped form of attention (sense 7)

shun in American English

(ʃʌn)
verb transitiveWord forms: shunned or ˈshunning
to keep away from; avoid scrupulously or consistently
Derived forms
shunner (ˈshunner)
noun
Word origin
ME schunien < OE scunian

Examples of 'shun' in a sentence
shun

Yet once again he was happy to shun the limelight and turn the attention to his captain.
The Sun (2007)
He shuns personal publicity yet is clearly bellicose.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
How are you finding success given that the band shuns the spotlight?
The Sun (2016)
He used to refuse all requests for interviews and always consciously shunned the limelight.
The Sun (2008)
But he is happy to shun the limelight.
The Sun (2008)
He shunned publicity and clearly absolutely loathed the media huddle after his numerous big race wins.
The Sun (2011)
He shuns the spotlight and rarely gives interviews.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
He always shunned the celebrity life.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Sharp seemed to shun the limelight.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Whether people accept or shun the politics behind the war, support for the soldiers is unwavering.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Their father warned of the emptiness of fame, advice they took to heart by shunning publicity.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Nor have eels always been so shunned in England.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Awards two months ago, he shuns the limelight.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
He remained a retiring, modest and conscientious man who shunned publicity.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
It is not that he shuns the spotlight, he seems oblivious to it.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
But as he embraces adolescence, he has shunned the spotlight and has done jobs backstage instead.
The Sun (2016)
He shuns the limelight for himself and loathes celebrity, about which he knows a thing or two.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
He did his best to shun this unwanted publicity, but the press would not leave him alone.
Gavin Weightman SIGNOR MARCONI'S MAGIC BOX: The invention that sparked the radio revolution (2003)
Yet he shunned the limelight, saying those who had done well had a moral obligation to help others.
The Sun (2010)
We have shunned most publicity.
The Sun (2010)
Others have shunned the spotlight.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The hard-working younger brother shuns the limelight, runs his own firm and has won entrepreneurial awards.
The Sun (2014)
She shuns publicity and is rarely seen on Australia's social circuit.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
He is a reluctant revolutionary hero and says, in a rare interview, that he shuns the limelight.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)

In other languages
shun

British English: shun VERB
If you shun someone or something, you deliberately avoid them or keep away from them.
From that time forward everybody shunned him.
  • American English: shun
  • Brazilian Portuguese: evitar
  • Chinese: 有意回避
  • European Spanish: rehuir
  • French: éviter
  • German: meiden
  • Italian: evitare
  • Japanese: 避ける
  • Korean: 피하다
  • European Portuguese: evitar
  • Latin American Spanish: rehuir

Chinese translation of 'shun'

shun

(ʃʌn)

vt

  1. [publicity, neighbours etc] 回(迴)避 (huíbì)

All related terms of 'shun'

suck
( ice-lolly, sweet ) 含在嘴里(裡)舔吃 hán zài zuǐ li tiǎnchī ( dummy, thumb ) 吮 shǔn
clockwise
顺(順)时(時)针(針)地 shùn shízhēn de
grin
( smile ) 露齿(齒)的笑 lùchǐ de xiào [ 种(種) zhǒng ]
to grin and bear it
逆来(來)顺(順)受 nì lái shùn shòu
in the unlikely event of anything going wrong
万(萬)一有事不顺(順) wànyī yǒu shì bù shùn
unlikely
未必会(會)发(發)生的 wèibì huì fāshēng de
help
帮(幫)助 bāngzhù ⇒ Thanks for your help. → 多谢你的帮助。 Duōxiè nǐ de bāngzhù.
to help o.s. to sth
( serve oneself ) 随(隨)意用某物 suíyì yòng mǒuwù
it wasn't all plain sailing
并(並)不都是一帆风(風)顺(順) bìng bù dōushì yī fān fēng shùn
sailing
[ u ] ( Sport ) 帆船运(運)动(動) fānchuán yùndòng
to suck (on/at sth)
吮(某物) shǔn (mǒuwù)
(verb) 
Definition
to avoid deliberately
From that time forward everybody shunned him.
Synonyms
avoid
He had ample time to swerve and avoid the hedgehog.
steer clear of
keep away from
snub
He snubbed her in public and made her feel an idiot.
evade
He managed to evade the police for six months.
eschew
He eschewed publicity and avoided nightclubs.
shy away from
brush off
cold-shoulder
have no part in
fight shy of
give (someone or something) a wide berth
body-swerve
give (someone) the brush-off
keep your distance from

Additional synonyms

in the sense of eschew
Definition
to avoid doing or being involved in (something disliked or harmful)
He eschewed publicity and avoided nightclubs.
Synonyms
avoid,
give up,
abandon,
have nothing to do with,
shun,
elude,
renounce,
refrain from,
forgo,
abstain from,
fight shy of,
forswear,
abjure,
kick (informal),
swear off,
give a wide berth to,
keep or steer clear of
in the sense of evade
Definition
to get around, shirk, or dodge (the law, a duty, etc.)
He managed to evade the police for six months.
Synonyms
avoid,
escape,
dodge,
get away from,
shun,
elude,
eschew,
steer clear of,
sidestep,
circumvent (formal),
duck (informal),
shirk,
slip through the net of,
escape the clutches of,
body-swerve
in the sense of snub
Definition
to insult (someone) deliberately
He snubbed her in public and made her feel an idiot.
Synonyms
insult,
slight,
put down,
humiliate,
cut (informal),
shame,
humble,
rebuff,
mortify,
cold-shoulder,
blank (informal),
kick in the teeth (slang),
give (someone) the cold shoulder,
give (someone) the brush-off (slang),
cut dead (informal)

Nearby words of
shun

  • shrug off
  • shudder
  • shuffle
  • shun
  • shut
  • shut down
  • shut someone off

Synonyms of 'shun'

shun

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