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Hyphenation for “shun”

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What is the correct hyphenation for “shun”? The purpose of hyphenation is to separate a word such as "shun" because otherwise it would be too long and would no longer fit on one line. This separation not only saves space it improves the visually flow of the text. This word separation exists in most languages. In English, the word separation of “shun” is based on the speech syllables. The separating syllable in linguistics is therefore the smallest group of sounds in the natural flow of speech. As a separator, the classic hyphen is usually used: „shun“ ⟶ „shun“.

Hyphens are occasionally used to denote syllabification, as in syl-la-bi-fi-ca-tion. Various British and North American dictionaries use an interpunct, sometimes called a "middle dot" or "hyphenation point", for this purpose, as in syl·la·bi·fi·ca·tion. This allows the hyphen to be reserved only for places where a hard hyphen is intended (for example, self-con·scious, un·self-con·scious, long-stand·ing). Similarly, hyphens may be used to indicate how a word is being or should be spelled. For example, W-O-R-D spells "word".

Definitions of "shun"

shun >> ʃʌn

Definition: [verb] persistently avoid, ignore, or reject (someone or something) through antipathy or caution.
Example: he shunned fashionable society

Synonyms of "shun"

avoid | evade | eschew | steer clear of | shy away from | fight shy of | recoil from | keep away from | keep one's distance from | give a wide berth to | have nothing to do with | leave alone | not touch | snub | give someone the cold shoulder | cold-shoulder | ignore | turn one's back on | cut | cut dead | look right through | reject | rebuff | dismiss | brush off | turn down | spurn | disdain | refuse | decline | repudiate | ostracize | give someone the brush-off | tell someone where to get off | put down | freeze out | stiff-arm | knock back | send to Coventry | give someone the bum's rush | give someone the brush | snout | give someone the go-by |


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