taboonoun [ C ]
uk/təˈbuː/us/təˈbuː/plural taboosan action or word that is avoided for religious or social reasons:
In this society there is a taboo on/against any sort of public display of affection.
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Forbidding and banning things
- abolish
- abolitionist
- ban
- bar
- blacklist
- clean
- clean (sth) up
- curfew
- debar
- deny
- disallow
- disqualify
- nix
- off-limits
- out of bounds idiom
- outlaw
- prohibit
- prohibition
- unauthorized
- veto
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taboo
adjective
For some people, death is a taboo subject.