Shunned

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Shun \Shun\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shunned}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Shunning}.] [OE. shunien, schunien, schonien, AS. scunian,
     sceonian; cf. D. schuinen to slepe, schuin oblique, sloping,
     Icel. skunda, skynda, to hasten. Cf. {Schooner}, {Scoundrel},
     {Shunt}.]
     To avoid; to keep clear of; to get out of the way of; to


     escape from; to eschew; as, to shun rocks, shoals, vice.
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           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.
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           Scarcity and want shall shun you.        --Shak.
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     Syn: See {Avoid}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  shun
       v 1: avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of [syn: {eschew}]
       2: expel from a community or group [syn: {banish}, {ban}, {ostracize},
           {ostracise}, {cast out}, {blackball}]
       [also: {shunning}, {shunned}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  shunned
       See {shun}