Definition, Meaning & Synonyms
shunned
verb
/ʃʌnd/
Definition
To deliberately avoid or keep away from someone or something.
Examples
- After the scandal, he was shunned by his former friends.
- The community shunned the idea of allowing a new factory to be built in their area.
- She felt shunned when her classmates didn’t include her in their conversations.
Meaning
The act of rejecting, avoiding, or ignoring someone or something that is undesirable or socially unacceptable.
Synonyms
- avoided
- excluded
- ignored
- rejected
- ostracized
