Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
shun [shuhn] SynonymsExamplesWord Origin See more synonyms for shun on Thesaurus.com 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 of shun before 950; Middle English shunen, Old English scunian to avoid, fearRelated formsshun·na·ble, adjectiveshun·ner, nounun·shun·na·ble, adjectiveun·shunned, adjectiveSynonyms for shun See more synonyms for on Thesaurus.com evade, eschew.Antonyms for shun seek. Shun [shoon] noun Wade-Giles, Pinyin.
- See under Yao.
Yao 1[you] noun
- Wade-Giles, Pinyin. a legendary emperor of China who, with his successor (Shun), was a paragon of good government.
Related Words for shun despise, disdain, eschew, refuse, snub, reject, scorn, neglect, dodge, shy, cut, decline, shake, double, escape, bilk, evade, elude, stall, duck Examples from the Web for shun Contemporary Examples of shun
The dish was a massive hit, and Shun Lee Palace subsequently received a four-star review in The New York Times.
‘The Search for General Tso’: The Origins of America’s Favorite Chinese Dish, General Tso’s Chicken
Marlow Stern
April 19, 2014
She was personally against abortion, but she did not shun those who were pro-choice.
Remembering Ma Laureys, the Mother of 10 Christie Slandered to Win His First Election
Michael Daly
January 23, 2014
Shun distractions, in other words, and you should encode events more effectively.
Charles Fernyhough
May 4, 2013
Can the tendency by society to isolate and shun people like me until they go mad be countered?
David Frum
December 22, 2012
Not knives made in Japan–most of my knives are made by Shun, which is a division of Kershaw.
The 2012 Holiday Kitchen Gift Guide
Megan McArdle
December 13, 2012
Historical Examples of shun
Above all, shun the snares of women, for they are ever set for the foolish feet of the young.
Arthur Conan Doyle
I have been early taught to shun all allusion to his memory.
Alice, or The Mysteries, Complete
Edward Bulwer-Lytton
He had shunned her presence from the first: and she had grown now to shun him.
M. E. Braddon
But for that end he must move through the living world—not shun it.
Louis Zangwill
Should a woman you scarcely know try the trick on you—shun her.
Louis Zangwill
British Dictionary definitions for shun shun verb shuns, shunning or shunned
- (tr) to avoid deliberately; keep away from
Derived Formsshunnable, adjectiveshunner, nounWord Origin for shun Old English scunian, of obscure origin Word Origin and History for shun v.
Old English scunian “to shun, avoid; abhor; desist, abstain; to hide, seek safety by concealment,” of uncertain origin; not found in any other language. Perhaps ultimately from PIE root *skeu- “to cover, to hide.” Related: Shunned; shunning. A shun-pike (American English, 1911) was a road constructed to avoid tolls.