"shunning" in the noun sense
1. avoidance, turning away, shunning, dodging
deliberately avoiding keeping away from or preventing from happening
"shunning" in the verb sense
1. shun, eschew
avoid and stay away from deliberately stay clear of
2. banish, ban, ostracize, ostracise, shun, cast out, blackball
expel from a community or group
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