shun

shun

[shuhn]
verb (used with object), shunned, shun·ning.
to keep away from (a place, person, object, etc.), from motives of dislike, caution, etc.; take pains to avoid.

Origin:
before 950; Middle English shunen, Old English scunian to avoid, fear

shun·na·ble, adjective
shun·ner, noun
un·shun·na·ble, adjective
un·shunned, adjective


evade, eschew.


seek.
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Shun

[shoon]
noun Wade-Giles, Pinyin.
See under Yao.
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Yao

[you]
noun
Wade-Giles, Pinyin. a legendary emperor of China who, with his successor (Shun) was a paragon of good government.
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shun (ʃʌn) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb , shuns, shunning, shunned
(tr) to avoid deliberately; keep away from
 
[Old English scunian, of obscure origin]
 
'shunnable
 
adj
 
'shunner
 
n

'shun (ʃʌn) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
interj
military a clipped form of attention

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shun
O.E. scunian "to shun, desist, to hide," of uncertain origin; not found in any other language. Perhaps ult. from PIE root *skeu- "to cover, to hide."
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