shun

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

shun [shun shuns shunned shunning] BrE [ʃʌn] NAmE [ʃʌn] verb (-nn-)~ sb/sth
to avoid sb/sth
•She was shunned by her family when she remarried.
•an actor who shuns publicity
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Old English scunian ‘abhor, shrink back with fear, seek safety from an enemy’, of unknown origin.

Example Bank:
•He is an actor who shuns publicity.
•The company has long been shunned by ethical investors.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  banish, ban, ostracize, ostracise, cast out, blackball, eschew