shunned
adjective
[ ʃʌnd ]
• persistently avoided, ignored, or rejected.
• "a shunned and lonely character"
shun
verb
• persistently avoid, ignore, or reject (someone or something) through antipathy or caution.
• "he shunned fashionable society"
Similar:
avoid,
evade,
eschew,
steer clear of,
shy away from,
fight shy of,
recoil from,
keep away from,
keep one's distance from,
give a wide berth to,
have nothing to do with,
leave alone,
not touch,
snub,
give someone the cold shoulder,
cold-shoulder,
ignore,
turn one's back on,
cut,
cut dead,
look right through,
reject,
rebuff,
dismiss,
brush off,
turn down,
spurn,
disdain,
refuse,
decline,
repudiate,
ostracize,
give someone the brush-off,
tell someone where to get off,
put down,
freeze out,
stiff-arm,
knock back,
send to Coventry,
give someone the bum's rush,
give someone the brush,
snout,
give someone the go-by,
Origin:
Old English scunian ‘abhor, shrink back with fear, seek safety from an enemy’, of unknown origin.
