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Taboo
/tæˈbuː/
An inhibition or ban that results from social custom or emotional aversion.
📖 Definitions of "Taboo"
noun
- 1
An inhibition or ban that results from social custom or emotional aversion.
- 2
(in Polynesia) Something which may not be used, approached or mentioned because it is sacred.
verb
- 1
To mark as taboo.
- 2
To ban.
- 3
To avoid.
adjective
- 1
Excluded or forbidden from use, approach or mention.
- 2
Culturally forbidden.
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