shun vs avoid

shun and avoid both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
shun	No	No	Yes	No
avoid	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, avoid is a hypernym of shun; that is, avoid is a word with a broader meaning than shun:

shun: avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of
avoid: stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something

shun (verb)	avoid (verb)
avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of	stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
expel from a community or group	refrain from certain foods or beverages
	declare invalid
	prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off
	refrain from doing something