shunned
adj. C1 Advanced US //ˈʃənd// UK //ʃˈʌnd// shunned
adj. avoided or ignored by others on purpose. You use this to describe someone who has been pushed out of a social group.
adj. persistently avoided, ignored, or rejected by a social group or individual. Often used predicatively after linking verbs like 'feel' or 'remain'.
He felt shunned by his former friends after the argument.
The whistleblower was shunned by her colleagues, who refused to sit with her in the cafeteria or answer her emails.
In many traditional societies, those who broke sacred taboos were systematically shunned, a punishment that served as a powerful psychological deterrent against non-conformity.
Usage
Commonly used as a participial adjective to describe a social state; often follows 'feel', 'be', or 'become'.