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Thesaurus: shun

To avoid; to keep clear of; to get out of the way of; to escape from; to eschew; as, to shun rocks, shoals, vice.

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  1. v. t. To avoid; to keep clear of; to get out of the way of; to escape from; to eschew; as, to shun rocks, shoals, vice.
  2. v. avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of
  3. v. expel from a community or group
  4. To avoid; to keep clear of; to get out of the way of; to escape from; to eschew; as, to shun rocks, shoals, vice. I am pure from the blood of all men. For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God. Acts xx. 26,27. Scarcity and want shall shun you. Shak. Syn. -- See Avoid.
  5. To avoid; to keep clear of; to get out of the way of; to escapefrom; to eschew; as, to shun rocks, shoals, vice.I am pure from the blood of all men. For I have not shunned todeclare unto you all the counsel of God. Acts xx. 26,27.Scarcity and want shall shun you. Shak.
  6. v:100 v. avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of