SHUN (shunned, shunning)
Dictionary entry overview: What does shun mean?
• SHUN (verb)
The verb SHUN has 2 senses:
1. avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of
2. expel from a community or group
Familiarity information: SHUN used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SHUN (verb)
Meaning:
Avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
eschew; shun
Hypernyms (to "shun" is one way to...):
avoid (stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Expel from a community or group
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
banish; blackball; cast out; ostracise; ostracize; shun; ban
Hypernyms (to "shun" is one way to...):
expel; kick out; throw out (force to leave or move out)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
