shun

Signification (Anglais)

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

Concepts

éviter

rejeter

fuir

esquiver

refuser

repousser

dédaigner

minimiser

mépriser

parer

s’abstenir de

négliger

traiter froidement

éloigner

bannir

interdire

faire un pas de côté

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ʃʌn/

Étymologie (Anglais)

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”).