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shun meaning in Sanskrit

जहाति jáhāti

/ʃʌn/

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shun in Sanskrit: जहाति (jáhāti), त्यजति (tyájati), गुप् (gup), त्यज् (tyaj). In English, shun means to avoid, especially persistently; ostracize.

Sanskrit words for shun

to shun, avoid, lay aside
जहाति jáhāti
to shun
त्यजति tyájati
to shun, detest
गुप् gup
to shun, avoid, give away
त्यज् tyaj

English meaning of shun

  1. verb To avoid, especially persistently; ostracize.
  2. verb To escape (a threatening evil, an unwelcome task etc).
  3. verb To screen, hide.
  4. verb To shove, push.

Full definition of shun

shun in a sentence

  • Acrophobes shun mountaineering.
  • I'll shun meeting them for as long as possible.

Synonyms of shun

shun in other languages

Questions about shun in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of shun in Sanskrit?
Shun in Sanskrit is जहाति (jáhāti), त्यजति (tyájati), गुप् (gup), त्यज् (tyaj).
shun इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Shun: जहाति (jáhāti), त्यजति (tyájati), गुप् (gup), त्यज् (tyaj).
What does shun mean in English?
Shun means to avoid, especially persistently; ostracize.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “shun”: गुप्, जहाति, त्यजति, त्यज्. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: shun (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Sanskrit words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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