shun

/ʃʌn/ verb [T] (present participle shunning, past tense and past participle shunned)

Definition

› to avoid or ignore someone or something: He was shunned by colleagues and family alike. She has always shunned publicity.

(Definition of shun verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to get rid of something or someone that is not wanted or needed

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