shunverb [ T ]
uk/ʃʌn/us/ʃʌn/-nn-to avoid something:
She has shunned publicity since she retired from acting.
to ignore someone and not speak to that person because you cannot accept their behaviour, beliefs, etc.:
After the trial he was shunned by friends and family alike.
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Refusing & rejecting
- abnegate
- blow
- bugger
- damned
- demur
- derecognize
- disclaim
- door
- override
- react against sth
- refusal
- shoot
- sit
- sit sth out
- throw
- throw sth out
- turn sb away
- veto
- vote sth down
- wash
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Neglecting and ignoring
Punishing someone by sending them somewhere else