shun
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Old English scunian. Cognate with Old Norse skunde/skynde (“‘to hasten’”).
[edit] Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ʌn
[edit] Verb
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to 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 screen, hide
to shove, push
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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
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[edit] Mandarin
[edit] Pinyin syllable
shun
- A transliteration of any of a number of Chinese characters properly represented as having one of two tones, shǔn, or shùn.
[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.
