Shun \Shun\, v. t. [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.

Syn: See Avoid.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)