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Meanings of shun in English

Catalan
exiliar

Expel from a community or group.

exiliar
Portuguese
renegar
Catalan
evitar
Spanish
rehuir

To avoid, as something wrong, or from a feeling of distaste.

renegar
Synonyms
Examples for "eschew"
Examples for "eschew"
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You could of course eschew government debt altogether, looking elsewhere for diversification.
Reuters
2
It is my belief that this debate should eschew Civil War politics.
The Irish Times
3
The established pleasures were clumsy and tiresome-looking; but one could eschew them.
Short Stories and Essays (from Literature and Life)
4
You must begin with an acknowledged classic; you must eschew modern works.
Literary Taste: How to Form It / With Detailed Instructions for ...
5
But let us eschew politics, and enjoy the bliss of the hour.
Prince Eugene and His Times
Usage of shun in English
1
The festering euro zone debt crisis has spurred investors to shun risk.
Reuters
2
District officials point out that many families in the area shun Dyett.
Reuters
3
Israel and its allies shun Hamas for its refusal to renounce violence.
Reuters
4
Thousands of miles have I flown to shun the hearing of it.
Edgar Huntly; or, Memoirs of a Sleep-Walker
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But its highly-educated locals largely shun the late hours and unglamorous work.
Reuters
6
The Jarawa number barely 400 individuals who largely shun interaction with outsiders.
Reuters
7
Western states accuse Mugabe of years of misrule and largely shun him.
Reuters
8
And the carriers, thanks to consumer demand, can't shun Apple or Google.
Wired
9
He will shun the man who violates the secrets of the mysteries.
Horace and His Influence
10
It is a record all chief executives of publicly-quoted companies should shun.
The Irish Times
11
This would trigger a mandatory offer, which investors would likely shun again.
Reuters
12
Even the police's indirect administration of executions made other officials shun them.
Shinjū
13
The history of his career shows it was wisdom to shun him.
Sergeant York And His People
14
To shun examination into the dangerous and disagreeable seems to me cowardly.
The Life of Charlotte Brontë — Volume 2
15
His hatred of sin did not cause him to shun the sinner.
Joy in Service; Forgetting, and Pressing Onward; Until the Day D...
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Now genes are getting fingered for why some of us shun meat.
The Irish Times
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Translations for shun
Portuguese
renegarevitar
Shun through the time
Shun across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common