shun

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ʃʌn/

Verb

shun (shuns, present participle shunning; past and past participle shunned)

1. (transitive) To avoid, especially persistently.

   Acrophobes shun mountaineering.

2. (transitive) To escape (a threatening evil, an unwelcome task etc).
3. (transitive) To screen, hide.
4. (transitive) To shove, push.

Translations

• French: éviter, rejeter
• German: aus dem Weg gehen, ausweichen, meiden, scheuen, vermeiden
• Italian: evitare, detestare
• Portuguese: evitar
• Russian: избега́ть
• Spanish: evitar

Translations

• French: fuir, esquiver
• German: flüchten, ausweichen
• Italian: schivare, eludere
• Russian: избега́ть

Translations

• Italian: stigmatizzare

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