Verb: shun (shunned,shunning) shún
- Avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of
"shun fattening foods if you want to lose weight";
- eschew
- Expel from a community or group
"The community shunned the family after the scandal";
- banish, ban, ostracize, ostracise [Brit], cast out, blackball, pill [slang]
Derived forms: shunned, shunning, shuns
Type of: avoid, expel, kick out [informal], throw out
Encyclopedia: Shun