From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Shun \Shun\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Shunned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shunning}.] [OE. shunien, schunien, schonien, AS. scunian, sceonian; cf. D. schuinen to slepe, schuin oblique, sloping, Icel. skunda, skynda, to hasten. Cf. {Schooner}, {Scoundrel}, {Shunt}.] To avoid; to keep clear of; to get out of the way of; to escape from; to eschew; as, to shun rocks, shoals, vice.
I am pure from the blood of all men. For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God. --Acts xx. 26,27.
Scarcity and want shall shun you. --Shak.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
verb
1: avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of [syn: {eschew}]
2: expel from a community or group [syn: {banish}, {ban}, {ostracize}, {ostracise}, {cast out}, {blackball}] [also: {shunning}, {shunned}]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
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