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You can't prove Rembrandt is better than Norman Rockwell - although if you actually do prefer Rockwell, I'd say you were shunning complexity, were secretly conservative, and hadn't really looked at either painter's work. Taste is a blood sport.
Jerry Saltz

Meaning of "shunning" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SHUNNING

shunning  [ˈʃʌnɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SHUNNING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Shunning is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb shunning in English.

WHAT DOES SHUNNING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Shunning

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 formal group action which will spread to all members of the group as a form of solidarity. It is a sanction against association, often associated with religious groups and other tightly knit organizations and communities. Targets of shunning can include persons who have been labeled as apostates, whistleblowers, dissidents, strikebreakers, or anyone the group perceives as a threat or source of conflict. Social rejection has been established to cause psychological damage and has been categorized as torture. Mental rejection is a more individual action, where a person subconsciously or willfully ignores an idea, or a set of information related to a particular viewpoint. Some groups are made up of people who shun the same ideas. Social rejection was and is a punishment used by many customary legal systems. Such sanctions include the ostracism of ancient Athens and the still-used kasepekang in Balinese society.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SHUNNING

PRESENT

Present
I shun
you shun
he/she/it shuns
we shun
you shun
they shun
Present continuous
I am shunning
you are shunning
he/she/it is shunning
we are shunning
you are shunning
they are shunning
Present perfect
I have shunned
you have shunned
he/she/it has shunned
we have shunned
you have shunned
they have shunned
Present perfect continuous
I have been shunning
you have been shunning
he/she/it has been shunning
we have been shunning
you have been shunning
they have been shunning
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I shunned
you shunned
he/she/it shunned
we shunned
you shunned
they shunned
Past continuous
I was shunning
you were shunning
he/she/it was shunning
we were shunning
you were shunning
they were shunning
Past perfect
I had shunned
you had shunned
he/she/it had shunned
we had shunned
you had shunned
they had shunned
Past perfect continuous
I had been shunning
you had been shunning
he/she/it had been shunning
we had been shunning
you had been shunning
they had been shunning
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will shun
you will shun
he/she/it will shun
we will shun
you will shun
they will shun
Future continuous
I will be shunning
you will be shunning
he/she/it will be shunning
we will be shunning
you will be shunning
they will be shunning
Future perfect
I will have shunned
you will have shunned
he/she/it will have shunned
we will have shunned
you will have shunned
they will have shunned
Future perfect continuous
I will have been shunning
you will have been shunning
he/she/it will have been shunning
we will have been shunning
you will have been shunning
they will have been shunning
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would shunning
you would shunning
he/she/it would shunning
we would shunning
you would shunning
they would shunning
Conditional continuous
I would be shunning
you would be shunning
he/she/it would be shunning
we would be shunning
you would be shunning
they would be shunning
Conditional perfect
I would have shunning
you would have shunning
he/she/it would have shunning
we would have shunning
you would have shunning
they would have shunning
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been shunning
you would have been shunning
he/she/it would have been shunning
we would have been shunning
you would have been shunning
they would have been shunning
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you shun
we let´s shun
you shun
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to shun
Past participle
shunned
Present Participle
shunning
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SHUNNING


baserunning
ˈbeɪsˌrʌnɪŋ
cunning
ˈkʌnɪŋ
drug-running
ˈdrʌɡˌrʌnɪŋ
frontrunning
ˈfrʌntˌrʌnɪŋ
funning
ˈfʌnɪŋ
gunning
ˈɡʌnɪŋ
gunrunning
ˈɡʌnˌrʌnɪŋ
long-running
ˌlɒŋˈrʌnɪŋ
punning
ˈpʌnɪŋ
rum-running
ˈrʌmˌrʌnɪŋ
running
ˈrʌnɪŋ
smooth-running
ˌsmuːðˈrʌnɪŋ
stunning
ˈstʌnɪŋ
underrunning
ˈʌndəˌrʌnɪŋ
wonning
ˈwʌnɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SHUNNING

shul
Shulamite
Shulchan Aruch
shule
shun
shunamitism
shunless
shunnable
shunned
shunner
shunpike
shunpiker
shunt
shunt-wound
shunter
shunting
shunting operation
shunting yard
shura
shuriken

WORDS THAT END LIKE SHUNNING

award-winning
banning
canning
caravanning
cleaning
dinning
family planning
fanning
free-running
inning
Manning
pinning
planning
scanning
spanning
spinning
tanning
thinning
tunning
up and running
winning

Synonyms and antonyms of shunning in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SHUNNING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «shunning» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of shunning

Translation of «shunning» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SHUNNING

Find out the translation of shunning to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of shunning from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «shunning» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

回避
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

rehuir
570 millions of speakers

English

shunning
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

shunning
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الابتعاد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

избегание
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ostracismo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পরিহার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mise à l´écart
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Shunning
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Meiden
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

シャニング
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

기피
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Shunning
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

xa lánh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

புறக்கணித்தல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कादंबरी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

shunning
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

shunning
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

unikanie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

избегание
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Shunning
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εκδοχής της αποκοπής
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vermy
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

shunning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

shunning
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of shunning

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SHUNNING»

The term «shunning» is regularly used and occupies the 80.927 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SHUNNING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about shunning

EXAMPLES

QUOTES WITH «SHUNNING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word shunning.
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Jerry Saltz
You can't prove Rembrandt is better than Norman Rockwell - although if you actually do prefer Rockwell, I'd say you were shunning complexity, were secretly conservative, and hadn't really looked at either painter's work. Taste is a blood sport.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHUNNING»

Discover the use of shunning in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to shunning and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Beverly Lewis' The Shunning
The staggering answer comes to light on the eve of Katie's wedding to widower Bishop John, throwing her life--present and future--into confusion. Beverly Lewis' The Shunning Movie Coming Soon on DVD!
Beverly Lewis, 2011
2
Shunning, The (Heritage of Lancaster County Book #1)
The staggering answer comes on the eve of Katie's wedding to widower Bishop John, throwing her life--present and future--into confusion. Winner of the Gold Book Award (500,000 copies sold) Winner of the ECPA Platinum Award (1 million sold)
Beverly Lewis, 2008
3
Heritage of Lancaster County 3-in-1
Lewis's most popular series reveals the closed world of an Amish community. Now in a special value edition, three of those works, "The Shunning, The Confession," and "The Reckoning" have been packaged in one volume.
Beverly Lewis, 2006
4
Shunning Sarah: A Novel
A Novel Julie Kramer. an unnecessary expense on an unnecessary story in an undesirable location.” “But I thought we wanted to own this story.” “You had your chance, Riley. If authorities make an arrest, we'll cover that development.
Julie Kramer, 2013
5
Forget About Today: Bob Dylan's Genius for (Re)invention, ...
Forget About Today shows a side of Bob Dylan that most people—from fans to skeptics—have never seen.
Jon Friedman, 2012
6
Reckoning, The (Heritage of Lancaster County Book #3)
The Powerful Conclusion to The Shunning and The Confession!
Beverly Lewis, 2008
7
The Shunning: The Play
The story of one man struggling to express his personal views within a society that demands conformity.Peter is trying to live a good life, a faithful life.
Patrick Friesen, 2010
8
Territorial Games
Most of us learned the tactic of shunning around that time. There was one little boy or girl who would not leave you alone, who invaded your space, pulled your hair, or knocked your books out of your arms. Mother, Father, or Teacher probably ...
Annette Simmons
9
The Intellectual repository for the New Church. (July/Sept. ...
I felt quite sure that shunning evils can alone open the will to the admission of good affections from heaven ; but at length I perceived that the acquisition of good affections is one thing, and the cultivation of them by exercise when acquired, ...
New Church gen. confer
10
Shunning
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Shunning can be the act of social rejection, or mental rejection.
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHUNNING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term shunning is used in the context of the following news items.
1
British rabbis criticize Austrian counterparts for shunning divorcee
(JTA) — Leading British rabbis criticized their Austrian counterparts for shunning an Orthodox British woman living in Vienna who lost custody of her children. «Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Jul 15»
2
Shunning Beijing's infrastructure bank was a mistake for the US
The Obama administration's negative response to China's proposed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank was a strategic mistake. Though some Chinese moves ... «Financial Times, Jun 15»
3
Why Millennials Are Shunning Traditional Financial Tools
Why Millennials Are Shunning Traditional Financial Tools. A rising number of 20-somethings don't have credit cards, and they want a different kind of ... «U.S. News & World Report, May 15»
4
More Canadians shunning cash in favour of credit cards
Elise Amendola/AP Photo fileCanadians are using cash less and less and instead are reaching for their credit card and new technology that allows customers to ... «Financial Post, May 15»
5
Do Torture, Shunning, Shaming and Humiliation Build Character?
I am less inclined to inflammatory characterization, but KIPP and other "no excuses" charter schools are engaging in shunning, shaming and humiliation. «Huffington Post, May 15»
6
Shunning the shame of dementia
With the help of his wife Keiko, he explained away the symptoms and shunned any suggestion it was dementia, which the couple regarded as a shameful ... «The West Australian, Apr 15»
7
Shame on Hillel for Shunning Civil Rights Veterans
In 1964, Queens College student Mark Levy – one of the four authors of this piece – traveled to Meridian, Mississippi with the Mississippi Freedom Summer ... «Jewish Daily Forward, Mar 15»
8
'The Shunning'
Tonight's episode starts with Narrator Eddie catching us on what's been going down in Orlando since we last left the Huang clan. It's still 1995, and things still ... «Entertainment Weekly, Feb 15»
9
Fresh Off The Boat: “The Shunning”/“Success Perm”
In “Success Perm,” tonight's second episode of Fresh Off The Boat, Eddie can't wait until his cooler, slightly older cousin Justin (Lance Lim) comes to visit with his ... «A.V. Club DC, Feb 15»
10
Airbag Is Approved, but Ski Racers Are Largely Shunning It for Now
MOLVENA, Italy — Broken collarbones. Shattered shoulders. Internal bleeding. Punctured lungs. Those injuries, and worse, are possible every time a ... «New York Times, Feb 15»

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