shunning

Definitions

The act of persistently avoiding, ignoring, or rejecting someone.

The social or emotional exclusion of an individual from a group or community.

Examples

The community began shunning the family after the scandal was revealed in the local newspaper.

By shunning modern technology, the group maintains a traditional lifestyle that has remained unchanged for decades.

Synonyms

avoiding eschewing ignoring ostracizing rejecting snubbing spurning

Antonyms

embracing welcoming accepting including associating pursuing seeking