shunned

shunned
index derelict (abandoned), undesirable

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  • Shunned — 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},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • shunned — ʃʌn v. avoid, stay away from, abstain from interj. avoid, eschew …   English contemporary dictionary

  • SHUNNED — …   Useful english dictionary

  • shunned evil — avoided evil, resisted evil; behaved honestly, avoided sin …   English contemporary dictionary

  • “Shunned House, The“ —    Novelette (10,840 words); written in mid October 1924. First published as a booklet (Athol, Mass.: W.Paul Cook, 1928 [printed but not bound or distributed]); rpt. WT(October 1937); first collected in O;corrected text in MM;annotated version in …   An H.P.Lovecraft encyclopedia

  • The Shunned House — Infobox Book name = The Shunned House title orig = translator = image caption = author = H. P. Lovecraft illustrator = cover artist = country = United States language = English series = genre = Horror short story publisher = Arkham House release… …   Wikipedia

  • un|shunned — «uhn SHUHND», adjective. not shunned; not avoided …   Useful english dictionary

  • washed his hands of — shunned responsibility for , avoided being held accountable for …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Shunning — can be the act of social rejection, or mental rejection. Social rejection is when a person or group deliberately avoids association with, and habitually keeps away from an individual or group. This can be a formal decision by a group, or a less… …   Wikipedia

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