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Shun
verb
/ʃʌn/
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Word Frequency:
1.3
Definitions
1.
verb
To avoid, especially persistently.
"Acrophobes shun mountaineering."
2.
verb
To escape (a threatening evil, an unwelcome task etc).
3.
verb
To screen, hide.
4.
verb
To shove, push.
Synonyms
eschew
banish
blackball
cast out
ostracize
ban
avoid
avoiding
shirk
abandon
avert
prevent
Rhymes With
run
stun
one
bon ton
sun
dun
gun
fun
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