shunned

Meanings

• Adjective

  Rejected or ignored by others; ostracized.

  - "He was shunned by his colleagues for speaking out against the company's policies."
  - "The leper was shunned by the villagers and forced to live outside the town."

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Pronunciation

1. /ʃʌnd/
   
   
   
   Source: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=500264"

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with shunned
None

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Variants

List of all variants of shunned that leads to same result
shun , shunned , shunner , shunners , shunning , shuns

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Etymology

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Old English scunian, from scu (meaning 'disgrace') + -en (a suffix indicating a state or action).

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Trivia

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1. The term 'shunned' is also used in computer science to describe a process where a node is excluded from a network.

2. In the Bible, the term 'shunned' is used to describe the way the Israelites treated the lepers in their midst.

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Related Concepts

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1. Ostracism: A social practice of expelling or rejecting members from a group, typically due to their perceived unacceptable behavior or beliefs.

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Culture

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In literature, the word 'shunned' is often used to describe characters who are ostracized or rejected by society due to their beliefs, appearance, or actions. It can also be used metaphorically to describe situations where someone is deliberately avoided or ignored.

How to Memorize "shunned"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a person being ignored or avoided by others. Imagine them standing alone while everyone else is interacting in groups.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'shunned' with the feeling of isolation or rejection.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering the first letter of each word in the definition: S - Rejected, H - He or She was, U - Unwanted, N - Noticed, N - Never interacted.

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