shun

Domain: Universal Words

Part of speech: verb

(-nn-) [VN] (written) to avoid sb/sth: She was shunned by her family when she remarried. * an actor who shuns publicity

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This is a English–English dictionary entry.

Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.

This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.

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shunEnglish›ChineseMain Dictionary shun—Specialized shunEnglish›UyghurMain Dictionary shunEnglish›

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