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noun
The act by which something is shunned; avoidance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: blacklisting, discommendation, shunning, avoidance, blackballing, ostracism, ostracization, petalism, silent treatment
Antonyms: none provided
verb
present participle and gerund of shun
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: avoidance, turning away, dodging
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: rejection
Narrower terms: aversion, averting, escape, near thing
History
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