shun

English

/ʃʌn/

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) To avoid, especially persistently.
  • (transitive) To escape (a threatening evil, an unwelcome task etc).
  • (transitive) To screen, hide.
  • (transitive) To shove, push.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English shǒnen, shonen (decline to do, fear, avoid, dislike, hate, escape, abandon, refuse, forsake, be wary of, be afraid, disdain) inherited from Old English scunian derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewdʰ- (encase, wrap, cover, hide, conceal).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*(s)kewdʰ-

Gloss

encase, wrap, cover, hide, conceal

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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