taboo
Phonetic
US /təˈbuː/UK /təˈbuː/
Translations
NOUNAn inhibition or ban that results from social custom or emotional aversion., Something which may not be used, approached or mentioned because it is sacred.
ADJExcluded or forbidden from use, approach or mention., Culturally forbidden.
VERBTo mark as taboo., To ban., To avoid.
Variants
- taboos: Third Person Singular, Plural
- tabooing: Present Participle
- tabooed: Past Participle, Past Tense
Examples
“A taboo on discussing this publicly is being broken now,” says a Swedish expert.
Source:www.economist.com
In recent weeks, the West has broken one taboo after another, agreeing to send Patriot missile systems and armored fighting vehicles , despite earlier fears that Russia would see the provision of those weapons as a provocation
Source:www.nytimes.com
A similar transformation is due for sexual problems, which lie beneath the same blanket of taboo and embarrassment as mental health once did
Source:www.economist.com
Nothing was too taboo, too wild or too cheesy to find space in these films
Source:www.bbc.com
The relationship taboo that won't die
Source:www.bbc.com
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