shun
verb /ʃʌn/
/ʃʌn/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they shun | /ʃʌn/ /ʃʌn/ |
| he / she / it shuns | /ʃʌnz/ /ʃʌnz/ |
| past simple shunned | /ʃʌnd/ /ʃʌnd/ |
| past participle shunned | /ʃʌnd/ /ʃʌnd/ |
| -ing form shunning | /ˈʃʌnɪŋ/ /ˈʃʌnɪŋ/ |
- shun somebody/something to avoid somebody/something
- She was shunned by her family when she remarried.
- an actor who shuns publicity
- The company has long been shunned by ethical investors.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryShun is used with these nouns as the object:- limelight
- publicity
- spotlight
- …
Word OriginOld English scunian ‘abhor, shrink back with fear, seek safety from an enemy’, of unknown origin.