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Shunning

/ˈʃʌnɪŋ/

To avoid, especially persistently.

📖 Definitions of "Shunning"

verb
  1. 1

    To avoid, especially persistently.

    "Acrophobes shun mountaineering."

  2. 2

    To escape (a threatening evil, an unwelcome task etc).

  3. 3

    To screen, hide.

  4. 4

    To shove, push.

noun
  1. 1

    The act by which something is shunned; avoidance.

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