shunned

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Or possibly the more 'shunned' the comment is, the more it sounds like it's in an empty space?

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Quick take

(transitive) To avoid, especially persistently; ostracize.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of shunned gathered in one view.

verb

(transitive) To avoid, especially persistently; ostracize.

verb

(transitive) To escape (a threatening evil, an unwelcome task etc).

verb

(transitive) To screen, hide.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for shunned.

verb

(transitive) To avoid, especially persistently; ostracize.

verb

(transitive) To escape (a threatening evil, an unwelcome task etc).

verb

(transitive) To screen, hide.

verb

(transitive) To shove, push.

Example sentences

Or possibly the more 'shunned' the comment is, the more it sounds like it's in an empty space?

Where i am from he would have been actively shunned, and berated from anyone close enough to him to care.

And a uniform will be shunned by the fashion-aware who want to express ideals such as individualism, confidence and freedom.

Early stage investors put around 20-50K USD and take 30% of equity (yes equity - convertible notes are shunned in India).

All opposing viewpoints must be shunned, and proponents of those contrarian ideas ridiculed and ruined.

Instead, they feel bad for having done wrong to the extent they are shamed and shunned by the surrounding society (loss of face).

Could you also explain why childishness should be shunned in this context?

I'm excited about SparkR, even though R is shunned in the field of big data.

Would it be OK if a con in Topeka shunned Democrats?

We seem to be going through a very chaotic period in the development world where Javascript is suddenly king and simplicity and user friendliness is shunned.

This is precisely my point: other conferences already have followed suit, and they are not going to be shunned by the larger tech audience any time soon.

R is absolutely not shunned in big data.

Quote examples

You've made no explanation of how he could have been "a physical danger to others." But aside from that: > Where i am from he would have been actively shunned, and berated from anyone close enough to him to care.