Shun
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English
Verb
Shun (third-person singular simple present Shuns, present participle shunning, simple past and past participle shunned)
- (transitive) To avoid, especially persistently.
- (transitive) To escape (a threatening evil, an unwelcome task etc).
- (transitive) To screen, hide.
- (transitive) To shove, push.
Derived terms
Adverbs for Shun
timorously; fastidiously; aristocratically; intelligently; cautiously; scrupulously; systematically; studiously.
Thesaurus
abstain, abstain from, avoid, be stuck-up, bilk, cold-shoulder, decline, despise, disdain, do without, dodge, double, duck, elude, eschew, evade, fight shy of, forbear, forgo, give place to, give up, hold aloof, hold aloof from, hold back, keep aloof, keep away from, keep clear of, keep from, keep hands off, keep remote from, let alone, let go by, make way for, never touch, not meddle with, not touch, pass up, rebuff, refrain, refrain from, refuse, reject, run away from, scorn, shrink from, shy, snub, spare, spurn, stand, stand aloof, stand aloof from, stay detached from, steer clear of, turn away from, withhold
Etymology
From Old English scunian. Cognate with Old Norse skunde/skynde (“to hasten”).
Pronunciation
Translations
- The translations below need to be checked.
References
- Shun in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- Shun in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
Anagrams
Mandarin
Pinyin syllable
shun
Notes
English transcriptions of Chinese speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Chinese language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.