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shuns

/ʃʌnz/ · verb

Meaning

  1. To avoid, especially persistently.
  2. To escape (a threatening evil, an unwelcome task etc).
  3. To screen, hide.
  4. To shove, push.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

eschew(English)banish(English)blackball(English)cast out(English)ostracize(English)ban(English)avoids(English)denies(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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