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shunned
[ shuhnd ]
adjective
- avoided by people out of dislike, mistrust, disapproval, etc.:
We might get more people to join the much shunned hospitality sector if wages were increased.
verb
- the simple past tense and past participle of shun.
Other Word Forms
- ܲ·ܲԲԱ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of shunned1
Example Sentences
"Members of our community reported incidents that led them to feel targeted and shunned on the basis of their identities," Dr Garber said.
The daughter of a couple who were fatally poisoned said people who wrongly suspected she was involved in their deaths have shunned her.
To achieve that, he shunned expensive recording studios and made his new album in a converted Tetley brewery in Leeds.
He shunned the papal limousine and insisted on sharing the bus taking other cardinals home.
Social media has created digital silos that have swallowed users whole, demanding that they display their individualism in a way that attracts followers or risk being shunned and alone in electronic hell.
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