to avoid someone or something

These words mean to stay away from someone or something.

The most commonly used word is avoid.

You can also steer clear of, or keep or stay clear of someone or something. These expressions are more common in speech and less formal writing. You can also stay away from someone or something.

If someone shuns a particular lifestyle, they deliberately avoid it or anything connected with it. If someone shuns a person, they avoid them or do not speak to them because of their behaviour, beliefs, etc.

For words meaning to deliberately pay no attention to someone, see the article at ignore.

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