shun

Meaning

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

shun

avoid

eschew

evade

reject

disavow

ostracize

alienate

neglect

decline

disallow

dismiss

refuse

spurn

withhold

dodge

elude

keep away from

escape

relay

repulse

resend

sidestep

distance oneself from

disregard

slight

discard

send back

expel

shirk

flee

banish

shrink from

disdain

dispose

dump

rebut

refute

repress

throw away

chase

chase away

condemn

disagree

disapprove

disapprove of

drive away

emboss

look askance at

rebuke

repel

tool

abstain from

disown

omit

ignore

excommunicate

refrain from

abandon

ban

blackball

cast out

ostracise

fight shy of

hold aloof from

loathe

forbear

parry

fear

treat with disrespect

fend off

throw up

vomit

avert

circumvent

duck

endeavor not to meet

keep clear of

steer clear of

give up on

wash one’s hands of

exclude

scowl

snub

conceal

hide

lodge

get away

give up

guard oneself

keep aloof

abjure

renounce

be shy

fight shy

hold aloof

shrink

be shy of

abhor

abominate

be revolted at

detest

dislike

feel disgusted at

object to

obviate

stall

stay clear

palter

prevaricate

quibble

shift

shuffle

tergiversate

fail to notice

fail to recognize

shy away from

squint

fudge

do

keep off

miss

skate over

stand back

stay away

beware

bypass

stay away from

steer clear

evasion

shirking

wise

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʃʌn/

Etymology

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”).