shunning en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈʃʌnɪŋ/
- (General-American) audio
Meanings
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The act by which something is shunned; avoidance.
It was during one of my first “shunnings” that I learned a very valuable lesson. Playground politics, it seemed, dictated that while being shunned by the cool group, it was not acceptable behavior to start hanging around with the “non-cool” group.
2008, David Ritchie, A Harmless Drug, page 3:Shunnings divided families, turning sisters and brothers into strangers ... . . even if the shunned one repented and returned home.
2004, Beverly Lewis, The Prodigal, page 36:His mind began showering him with painful memories, forcing him to relive shunnings that stretched from elementary to high school and a procession of college roommates who'd ignore him after the first week.
2003, Nelson Erlick, GermLine, page 100:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| shunnings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
shunning · avoidance · blacklisting · discommendation · blackballing · discommendation · ostracization · blacklisting · petalism · ostracism · shunning · silent treatment