shun

Significat (anglès)

1. To avoid, especially persistently; ostracize.
2. To escape (a threatening evil, an unwelcome task etc).
3. To screen, hide.
4. To shove, push.

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ʃʌn/

Etimologia (anglès)

From Middle English shǒnen (“to decline to do, avoid, fear”), from Old English sċunian (“to shun, fear, avoid”), of uncertain origin. Possibly from Proto-West Germanic *skū̌hnōn, *skū̌hnijan, *skeuhnēn (“to frighten, fear”), from Proto-Germanic *skuhaz, *skeuhaz (“timid, fearful, shy”).
Alternatively, possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewdʰ- (“to cover, wrap, encase”), from *(s)kewH- (“to cover, hide”); if so, cognate with Old English hȳdan (“to hide, conceal, preserve”).