shun
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Old English scunian. Cognate with Old Norse skunde/skynde (“to hasten”).
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Verb
shun (third-person singular simple present shuns, present participle shunning, simple past and past participle shunned)
- (transitive) To avoid, especially persistently.
- (transitive) To escape (a threatening evil, an unwelcome task etc).
- (transitive) To screen, hide.
- (transitive) To shove, push.
[edit] Derived terms
[edit] Translations
to avoid
to escape
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[edit] References
- shun in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- shun in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
[edit] Anagrams
[edit] Mandarin
[edit] Romanization
shun
[edit] Usage notes
English transcriptions of Chinese speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Chinese language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.
