Associations to the word «Shun»

Wiktionary

SHUN, verb. (transitive) To avoid, especially persistently.
SHUN, verb. (transitive) To escape (a threatening evil, an unwelcome task etc).
SHUN, verb. (transitive) To screen, hide.
SHUN, verb. (transitive) To shove, push.

Dictionary definition

SHUN, verb. Avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of.
SHUN, verb. Expel from a community or group.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats