shun
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Is shun a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of shun?
Definition
verb (English)
1. (transitive) To avoid, especially persistently; ostracize.Examples: "Acrophobes shun mountaineering."; "British journalists shun complete respectability, feeling a duty to be ready to savage the mighty, or rummage through their bins. Elsewhere in Europe, government contracts and subsidies ensure that press barons will only defy the mighty so far."transitive
2. (transitive) To escape (a threatening evil, an unwelcome task etc).Examples: "I'll shun meeting them for as long as possible."transitive
3. (transitive) To screen, hide.transitive
4. (transitive) To shove, push.transitive
Definition source: Wiktionary