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    shunned
    /ʃʌnd/

    adjective

    • 1. persistently avoided, ignored, or rejected: "a shunned and lonely character"

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  2. SHUNNED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of shun 2. past simple and past participle of shun. Learn more.

  3. 1. To avoid using, accepting, engaging in, or partaking of: shun someone's advice; shun public recognition; shun fatty foods. 2. To refuse to accept socially; avoid having social contact with: "Oddly, by being one of the few players who spoke candidly about the business of baseball, he was often shunned by the business world itself" (David Grann).

  4. shuffle (out of) weasel (out of) See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Choose the Right Synonym for shun. escape, avoid, evade, elude, shun, eschew mean to get away or keep away from something. escape stresses the fact of getting away or being passed by not necessarily through effort or by conscious intent.

  5. Shunned definition: avoided by people out of dislike, mistrust, disapproval, etc.. See examples of SHUNNED used in a sentence.

  6. 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. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

  7. to avoid deliberately; keep away from. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Derived forms. shunnable (ˈshunnable) adjective. shunner (ˈshunner) noun. Word origin. Old English scunian, of obscure origin. Examples of 'shunned' in a sentence. shunned.

  8. SHUNNED meaning: 1. past simple and past participle of shun 2. past simple and past participle of shun. Learn more.