Shun — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of

expel from a community or group

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʃˈʌn/

🇬🇧British English

/ʃˈʌn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʃˈʌn/

1 syllable Say it as /ʃˈʌn/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

ostracize cast out eschew banish ban blackball ostracise

Word Forms

shunning	noun	deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening
banishment	noun	the state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent)
ostracism	noun	the state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent)
blackball	noun	the act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

meiden

absichtlich meiden und fernbleiben; halte dich davon fern

🇫🇷French

éviter

éviter et rester à l'écart délibérément ; rester à l'écart de

🇪🇸Spanish

rehuir

evitar y mantenerse alejado de deliberadamente; mantenerse alejado de

🇮🇹Italian

evitare

evitare e stare lontano deliberatamente; starne alla larga

🇳🇱Dutch

vlieden

vermijd en blijf opzettelijk weg; blijf uit de buurt

🇵🇹Portuguese

evitar

evite e fique longe deliberadamente; fique longe de

🇷🇺Russian

избегайте

намеренно избегать и держаться подальше; держаться подальше от

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सीधे खड़े हो

जानबूझकर बचें और दूर रहें; से दूर रहो

🇧🇩Bengali

পরিত্যাগ করা

এড়িয়ে চলুন এবং ইচ্ছাকৃতভাবে দূরে থাকুন; থেকে পরিষ্কার থাকুন

🇮🇳Tamil

தவிர்க்கவும்

வேண்டுமென்றே தவிர்க்கவும் மற்றும் விலகி இருக்கவும்; தெளிவாக இருங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

దూరంగా ఉండు

ఉద్దేశపూర్వకంగా నివారించండి మరియు దూరంగా ఉండండి; స్పష్టంగా ఉండండి

🇮🇳Marathi

दूर करणे

टाळा आणि जाणूनबुजून दूर रहा; दूर रहा

🇮🇳Gujarati

દૂર કરવું

ટાળો અને જાણી જોઈને દૂર રહો; દૂર રહો

🇮🇳Kannada

ದೂರವಿರಿ

ಉದ್ದೇಶಪೂರ್ವಕವಾಗಿ ತಪ್ಪಿಸಿ ಮತ್ತು ದೂರವಿರಿ; ಸ್ಪಷ್ಟವಾಗಿರಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഒഴിവാക്കുക

മനഃപൂർവം ഒഴിവാക്കുകയും അകന്നുനിൽക്കുകയും ചെയ്യുക; വിട്ടുനിൽക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦੂਰ

ਬਚੋ ਅਤੇ ਜਾਣਬੁੱਝ ਕੇ ਦੂਰ ਰਹੋ; ਤੋਂ ਦੂਰ ਰਹੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

دور

جان بوجھ کر بچنا اور دور رہنا؛ سے دور رہو

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

顺

刻意回避和远离；远离

🇯🇵Japanese

避ける

avoid and stay away from deliberately;近づかないでください

🇰🇷Korean

피하다

의도적으로 피하고 멀리하십시오. 멀리하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

xa lánh

cố tình tránh và tránh xa; tránh xa

🇹🇭Thai

หลีกเลี่ยง

avoid and stay away from deliberately; อยู่ห่างจาก

🇮🇩Indonesian

menghindari

menghindari dan menjauhi dengan sengaja; menjauhi

🇵🇭Filipino

umiwas

umiwas at lumayo sa sadyang; manatiling malayo sa

🇲🇾Malay

menjauhi

mengelak dan menjauhi dengan sengaja; jauhi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تجنب

تجنبه والابتعاد عنه عمداً؛ البقاء واضحا من

🇮🇷Persian

اجتناب کنید

اجتناب و دوری از عمد; دور بماند

🇹🇷Turkish

uzak durmak

kasıtlı olarak kaçınmak ve uzak durmak; uzak dur

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהִתְרַחֵק

להימנע ולהתרחק בכוונה; להתרחק מ

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What is the primary definition of the word 'shun'?

The primary meaning of 'shun' is 'avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'shun' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'shun' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'shun' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'shun' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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Do you find 'shun' easy to spell?

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In your opinion, does the word 'shun' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?

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