1. past tense and past participle of shun; deliberately avoided or kept away from

Examples

• He was shunned by his former friends after the scandal.
• The controversial politician was shunned at the social gathering.
• She felt shunned by her classmates for being different.
• The community shunned anyone who broke their traditional rules.
• After the incident, he was shunned by his colleagues at work.
• The family shunned all contact with the media.
• He had always shunned publicity and preferred to stay private.