shunnings
Deliberate community avoidances
Shunnings is the plural of shunning, the practice of deliberately avoiding or ostracizing someone.
The term appears most often in religious contexts, particularly among Amish and Mennonite communities, where shunning serves as a formal disciplinary measure against members who violate community rules.
The shunnings in their congregation were rare but devastating to those affected.
Outside religious settings, shunning describes any systematic social exclusion.
Group exclusion practice
- excommunicationFormal barring from sacraments
- disfellowshipFormal expulsion from faith community
- cold shoulderIntentional dismissive treatment
- snubbingPointedly ignoring someone
avoidance · outcasting · marginalization · exclusion · blacklisting · silent treatment · spurning · cutting off
Forced removal from place
- expulsionForced permanent removal
- excommunicationFormal barring from sacraments
- casting outForcing to leave
- ejectionForced removal from somewhere
eviction · deportation · outcasting · dispossession · debarment · proscription · barring · removal
Abrupt, curt rejection
- refusalAct of declining
- spurningContemptuously refusing or dismissing
- brush-offAbrupt, dismissive rejection
- cold-shoulderingPointedly ignoring someone
repudiation · dismissal · rebuke · snub · turndown · repulse · disregard · ignoring
Emotional separation between people
- disaffectionLoss of loyalty
- disconnectionState of being severed
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
- isolationComplete separation from others
separation · rift · schism · rupture · breach · distance · disunity · division
Official prohibition on trade
- blacklistRecord of prohibited entities
- sanctionsPunitive international restrictions
- noncooperationRefusing to work together
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
divestment · abstention · ban · refusal · withdrawal · picketing · blockade · pressure
blackballing
Group exclusion practice
- excommunicationFormal barring from sacraments
- disfellowshipFormal expulsion from faith community
- cold shoulderIntentional dismissive treatment
snubbing · avoidance · outcasting · marginalization · exclusion · blacklisting · silent treatment · spurning · cutting off · turning away
banishment
Forced removal from place
- expulsionForced permanent removal
- excommunicationFormal barring from sacraments
- casting outForcing to leave
ejection · eviction · deportation · outcasting · dispossession · debarment · proscription · barring · removal · ouster
rebuff
Abrupt, curt rejection
- refusalAct of declining
- spurningContemptuously refusing or dismissing
- brush-offAbrupt, dismissive rejection
cold-shouldering · repudiation · dismissal · rebuke · snub · turndown · repulse · disregard · ignoring · slighting
estrangement
Emotional separation between people
- disaffectionLoss of loyalty
- disconnectionState of being severed
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
isolation · separation · rift · schism · rupture · breach · distance · disunity · division · fracture
embargo
Official prohibition on trade
- blacklistRecord of prohibited entities
- sanctionsPunitive international restrictions
- noncooperationRefusing to work together
protest · divestment · abstention · ban · refusal · withdrawal · picketing · blockade · pressure · dissent
shunningswelcomings
Acts of receiving warmly
acceptances · inclusions · receptions · admissions · integrations
shunningsembraces
Holds lovingly, or adopts
hospitality · friendliness · cordiality · warmth · fellowship
shunningsembraces
Holds lovingly, or adopts
greetings · acknowledgments · engagements · befriending · outreach