Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995.
shun
VERB:
1. To keep away from: avoid, burke, bypass, circumvent, dodge, duck, elude, escape, eschew, evade, get around. Idioms: fight shy of, give a wide berth to, have no truck with, keep (or stay) (or steer) clear of. SeeSEEK. 2. To slight (someone) deliberately: cut, rebuff, snub, spurn. Informal :coldshoulder. Idioms: close (or shut) the door on, give someone the cold shoulder, give someone the go-by, turn one's back on. SeeACCEPT.
