shun
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/ʃʌn/
English
Definitions
verb
- To avoid, especially persistently.“Acrophobes shun mountaineering.”
- To escape (a threatening evil, an unwelcome task etc).
- To screen, hide.
- To shove, push.
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Synonyms
eschewbanishblackballcast outostracizebanavoidavoidingshirkabandonavertpreventrenouncerejectdismissevade