Eric Schlosser

One might expect that the families of murder victims would be showered with sympathy and support, embraced by their communities. But in reality they are far more likely to feel isolated, fearful, and ashamed, overwhelmed by grief and guilt, angry at the criminal-justice system, and shunned by their old friends.

American Journalist

Giancarlo Esposito

The more I get connected to my own breath and my own yogic experience and my own prayer and my own idea, the ideas that have existed for so long - that we all belong to each other and we could live a deeper spiritual existence - the more I get connected to that, the more I shun this world.

American Actor

Emily Chang

Vinod Khosla is best known for shunning convention and taking massive risks on companies he calls 'black swans' -companies with a near-complete chance of failure. But, if they succeed, the world will be forever changed.

Plato

For the introduction of a new kind of music must be shunned as imperiling the whole state; since styles of music are never disturbed without affecting the most important political institutions.

Greek Philosopher

Mark Frauenfelder

In school, we learn that mistakes translate into bad grades. This unfortunate lesson gets burned into our brains, and we go through life shunning challenges that might end in failure.

Jessica Origliasso

I think Spotify really does help. If you're going with the evolution of music these days, it's only becoming more and more popular and I don't think it's something to be shunned.

Australian Musician

Zawe Ashton

Some people shun the idea of role models but I think it's one of the most important things people have in life - role models, to look up to.

English Actress

Jim Goldberg

My only agenda is to bring attention to otherwise ignored and shunned lives.

American Photographer

Jean de la Bruyere

The wise person often shuns society for fear of being bored.

French Philosopher

George Chapman

He that shuns trifles must shun the world.

English Poet

Shun implies strong disapproval and exclusion from a group, not just avoiding.

Social Ostracism

Using 'shun' means a conscious effort is made to stay away from someone or something.

Active Avoidance

'Shun' is more than not participating; it's actively rejecting involvement.

Not Passive

Shunning a question suggests a deliberate attempt to evade or escape it.

Evasiveness

'Shun' indicates a strategy to stay away from topics that might be uncomfortable.

Avoidance Strategy

To 'shun' a question is not just to ignore, but to selectively choose not to engage.

Selective Ignoring

 mentioned prescription drugs and that's the same for over-the-counter sleep aids that even if they they do get you to sleep you you they're just not I mean is there any any value to them at all or should you just shun them that they're just an illusion that they're giving you leave you're not they're not actually

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 people come into my office here at work trying to get in touch with these kids trying to convince them to go back to the Amish these kids have been judged they've been shunned by their families they are no longer accepted they're already hardened their calloused on the whole religious aspect it is not going

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 Filled with insight, the scholar set himself back on his journey. But this time, he stopped to help those he met. He began to see the beauty of the spirit world everywhere he went, even in the city he'd previously shunned. Others cautioned that he risked kegare—

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 where neighbors judge and shun her for being divorced. Velutha, meanwhile, balances his affair with Ammu and friendship with the twins not only with his employment to their family, but also with his membership to a budding communist countermovement

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 As maize spread throughout the Americas, it took on an important role, with multiple indigenous societies revering a “Corn Mother” as the goddess who created agriculture. When Europeans first arrived in America, they shunned the strange plant.

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 would have to shun the people closest to him his brothers and sisters and his mother he went walkabout he went out on tour he went out to do miracles and signs and wonders and preach and teach all over the place leaving James and the

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 energy this helps them stay under the radar in a state that outlaws bigamy and to avoid the mormon mainstream who shuns it basically we want to live as naturally as we can and living in the rock helps us build to do that reduces our

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 but the pair live a half-life. Shunned by the wider community, the two have only each other and the ghost for company. Sethe is consumed by thoughts of the spirit, whom she believes to be her eldest daughter.

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 Does that change the way you think of me and my accomplishments? The world does not see all people like me as champions. Not long ago, people like me were shunned and hidden away.

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 I really want them to shun people on the page or to glue them to the pager to make the world they're just like wow look it des I didn't know this they