Shunning

verb

/ˈʃʌnɪŋ/

Word Frequency: 0.2

Definitions

1.verbTo avoid, especially persistently.

"Acrophobes shun mountaineering."

2.verbTo escape (a threatening evil, an unwelcome task etc).

3.verbTo screen, hide.

4.verbTo shove, push.

5.nounThe act by which something is shunned; avoidance.

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