SHUN


Meaning of SHUN in English

verb

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES

shun publicity

He lives quietly in Acton with his wife and two sons and shuns publicity.

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ VERB

tend

They have little ambition, tend to shun responsibility, and like to be directed. 3.

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

Recently bereaved widows often fell they are being shunned by people who don't know what to say to them.

Some young women are shunned by their families when they become pregnant outside of marriage.

When the rumors started, the children found themselves shunned by their classmates.

Wilson is a quiet man who shuns publicity.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

As governor, Weld has shunned political action committee contributions.

But unlike other Hasidic sects, Lubavitch does not shun the outside world.

He is also described as the quiet one who shuns publicity and lets the rest of the band enjoy the limelight.

He knew that this tunnel-like place was shunned by tramps and feared even by drunks and peg-sellers.

The new pattern shunned the old industrial areas and the conurbation centres.

Then came the Framework Agreement, which again shunned free-market solutions in favor of further discrimination, steep restrictions and inefficiencies.

They are likely shunned by the elitists of the profession.

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