Etymology. From Middle English shǒnen (“to decline to do, avoid, fear”), from Old English sċunian (“to shun, fear, avoid”), of uncertain origin. Possibly from ... English · Etymology · Verb · References

7 дек. 2022 г. · shun (v.) Middle English shunnen, "keep out of the way of, avoid (a person or place); refrain from, neglect (a practice or behavior)," from Old ...

To shrink back physically; to move or go aside (so as to escape or evade some person or thing); to fly (from an enemy, etc.); also with aside, away. Obsolete.

The meaning of SHUN is to avoid deliberately and especially habitually. How to use shun in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Shun.

The earliest known use of the noun shun is in the 1820s. OED's only evidence for shun is from 1823, in the writing of Walter Scott, poet and novelist.

To shun, which means avoiding association with an individual or group; Shun (given name), a masculine Japanese given name; Seasonality in Japanese cuisine (shun ...

Shun definition: to keep away from (a place, person, object, etc.), from motives of dislike, caution, etc.; take pains to avoid.. See examples of SHUN used ...

verb If you shun someone or something, you deliberately avoid them or keep away from them. From that time forward everybody shunned him.

shun /ʃʌn/ vb (shuns, shunning, shunned). (transitive) to avoid deliberately; keep away from. Etymology: Old English scunian, of obscure origin. 'shun' also ...

The verb shun means to deliberately avoid anything, it has a specific meaning in certain groups and communities.