shun
verbEtymology
From Middle English schonen (“to decline to do, avoid, fear”), from Old English sċunian (“to shun, fear, avoid”), of uncertain origin, though probably ultimately connected to the Proto-Indo-European root *(s)kewH- (“to cover, conceal”) via Proto-Germanic [Term?]; see that entry for more discussion. Compare hide, shy, and Sanskrit स्कुनाति (skunāti, “to cover”).
Definitions
To avoid, especially persistently
To avoid, especially persistently; ostracize.
- Acrophobes shun mountaineering.
To escape (a threatening evil, an unwelcome task etc).
- I'll shun meeting them for as long as possible.
To screen, hide.
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To shove, push.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at shun. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at shun. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
9 hops · closes at shun
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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