shun

BrE /ʃʌn/ AmE /ʃʌn/

verb en → es

past shunned pp shunned ing shunning

1 AVOID [transitive] B2

to deliberately avoid someone or something because you do not like them or want to have anything to do with them

evitar, rechazar, evitar a alguien

  • shun somebody/something

Collocations shun someone's company · shun a place

  • He was shunned by his former friends.

    Fue rechazado por sus antiguos amigos.

2 SOCIAL EXCLUSION [transitive] C1

to refuse to have any social contact with someone, especially because of their beliefs or actions that are considered unacceptable by others in the community

excluir socialmente a alguien

  • shun somebody

Collocations shun someone's ideas · shun someone's lifestyle

  • The community shunned the family for their unconventional beliefs.

    La comunidad excluyó socialmente a la familia por sus creencias no convencionales.