shun

Verb

Verb Forms: shunned, shunning, shuns

To deliberately and consistently avoid or keep away from.
avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of
expel from a community or group
To avoid, especially persistently; ostracize.
To escape (a threatening evil, an unwelcome task etc).
To screen, hide.
To shove, push.

Examples

Acrophobes shun mountaineering.
I'll shun meeting them for as long as possible.
Players often shun positions that allow their opponents easy access to bonus squares.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English schonen (“to decline to do, avoid, fear”), from Old English sċunian (“to shun, fear, avoid”), of uncertain origin, though probably ultimately connected to the Proto-Indo-European root *(s)kewH- (“to cover, conceal”) via Proto-Germanic [Term?]; see that entry for more discussion.
Compare hide, shy, and Sanskrit स्कुनाति (skunāti, “to cover”).

Synonyms

ban, banish, blackball, cast out, eschew, ostracise, ostracize

Scrabble Score: 7

shun: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
shun: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
shun: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

shun: valid Words With Friends Word