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escape vs shunning

shunning vs escape

escape and shunning both are nouns.

escape is a verb but shunning is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
escape Yes No Yes No
shunning Yes No No No
As nouns, shunning is a hypernym of escape; that is, shunning is a word with a broader meaning than escape:
  • escape: an avoidance of danger or difficulty
  • shunning: deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening
Other hypernyms of escape include avoidance, dodging, turning away.
escape (noun) shunning (noun)
the act of escaping physically deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening
nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do
an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy
an avoidance of danger or difficulty
a means or way of escaping
a valve in a container in which pressure can build up (as a steam boiler); it opens automatically when the pressure reaches a dangerous level
the discharge of a fluid from some container
a plant originally cultivated but now growing wild
escape (verb) shunning (verb)
issue or leak, as from a small opening
fail to experience
escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action
run away from confinement
flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion
be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by
Difference between escape and shunning

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