shun-v; 1 Senses

Sense Number 1: avoid deliberately

Examples:
They shunned her because she was Ridley's lover.
11.4 percent said they shunned certain menu items.
Mr. Hughes was shunned from the church after he rejected its teachings
about blood transfusions.
For the most part they shunned the company of women.

Mappings:
VerbNet: avoid-52
FrameNet: Avoiding
PropBank: shun.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 2