🚫Shun

verb
/ʃʌn/

Meaning

to deliberately avoid or stay away from someone or something

Example Sentences

He shuns public attention and prefers privacy.

He was shunned by his colleagues after the scandal.

Synonyms

avoid, evade, eschew, dodge, ignore, reject, spurn
Entry 1
avoid, evade, eschew, dodge
Entry 2
avoid, evade, ignore, reject, spurn

Antonyms

embrace, welcome, seek, pursue, accept
Entry 1
embrace, welcome, seek, pursue
Entry 2
accept, embrace, welcome

Collocations

shun publicity, shun contact, actively shun, completely shun, shun violence
Entry 1
shun publicity, shun contact, actively shun, completely shun
Entry 2
shun publicity, shun contact, shun violence

Related Vocabularies

to state or describe something clearly and exactly
to cause intense pain or suffering
to negotiate terms; to discuss prices; to make a deal
to remove items from a container; to explain or analyze something in detail
to move upward or rise to a higher position or level
To wound or injure someone by scratching or tearing; to handle roughly.

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