Definition
To deliberately avoid or refuse to associate with someone or something.
Etymology
From Old English 'scunian' meaning to abhor or shun, likely imitative in origin. The word has been used since the 13th century to describe active rejection or avoidance of people or things.
Kelly Says
Shunning has been used as social punishment across cultures for thousands of years—from religious excommunication to modern 'canceling'—making it one of humanity's oldest and most powerful forms of non-violent control.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ተንቀሳቀስ
te-n-kess-a-kess
CACatalà
marginat
mar-gi-nat
CSČeština
vyhnáný
vhee-nhah-nee
DADansk
undgået
oon-dgah-et
DEDeutsch
ausgeschlossen
owsh-kloo-sen
ELΕλληνικά
αποκλεισμένος
ah-pok-lee-smeh-nos
FAفارسی
نادیده گرفته شد
na-dee-deh-go-keh-te-shod
FISuomi
iertävä
ee-rtaa-vuh
GUGU
વ્યક્તિને
vyak-ti-ne
HIहिन्दी
अनदेखा
an-deh-kha
HUMagyar
elkerülve
el-ker-ool-veh
IDBahasa Indonesia
dihindari
dee-hin-da-ree
ITItaliano
escluso
es-kloo-so
JA日本語
避けられた
make-ra-re-ta
KMKM
បានបោះបង់
ba-an-bo-ah-bong
MSBahasa Melayu
dihindari
dee-hin-da-ree
NLNederlands
vermeden
ver-my-den
NONorsk
unndratt
oon-dratt
PLPolski
wykluczony
vkh-loo-choh-nee
PTPortuguês
desprezado
deh-spreh-zah-doh
RORomână
evitat
eh-vee-tat
RUРусский
изгнанный
iz-gnan-nyy
SVSvenska
undvikades
oon-dvee-kah-dehss
SWKiswahili
achukizwa
ah-choo-kee-zwa
TAதமிழ்
விலக்கப்பட்டது
vee-lak-ka-pattu
TEతెలుగు
తరలించబడ్డారు
ta-ra-lin-cha-ba-d-da-roo
THไทย
ถูกปฏิเสธ
took pat-i-set
TRTürkçe
kaçınıldı
kah-chih-nild-ee
UKУкраїнська
вигнаний
vee-gnah-nee
VITiếng Việt
bị ruồng bỏ
bee roo-ong bo