Synonyms

shunned

American

[shuhnd] / ʃʌnd /

adjective

avoided by people out of dislike, mistrust, disapproval, etc..

We might get more people to join the much shunned hospitality sector if wages were increased.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of shun.

Other Word Forms

unshunned adjective

Etymology

Origin of shunned

shun ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

She asked not to be named or pictured over fears she would be shunned by her neighbours.

From BBC

Poor Bell was shunned and looked upon by the whole community as a murderer.

From Literature

Their very presence here is an act of defiance against the sport that shunned them.

From The Wall Street Journal

For the most part, however, until Jesse was famous, he shunned his son, who was later adopted by the man his mother married, Charles Jackson.

From Los Angeles Times

Robert Duvall, a prolific, Oscar-winning actor who shunned glitz and won praise as one of his generation's greatest and most versatile artists, has died at age 95.

From Barron's

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023