taboo

[US]/təˈbuː/
[UK]/təˈbuː/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. something that is prohibited or restricted by social custom or convention
adj. prohibited or restricted by social custom or convention
vt. to prohibit or restrict by social custom or convention

Phrases & Collocations

social taboo

cultural taboo

break a taboo

taboo subject

religious taboo

Example Sentences

sex was a taboo subject.

the taboos surrounding menstruation

The rude words are taboo in ordinary conversation.

the burial ground was seen as a taboo place.

A taboo against sex before marriage.

certain Jordanian taboos

Is there a taboo against sex before marriage in your society?

taboos can elicit quite violent reactions if they are broken.

Is it time to break the taboo and unfolder the false mythology?

taboos forbidding incest

social taboos meant that little information was likely to come within the purview of women generally.

traditional societies taboo female handling of food during this period.

In special situation, the Han nationality forms a special custom on the taboo of the poisonous snake, which is not totemist.

But in an apparent sign that it is no longer taboo to disagree with the comandante, Cuba’s foreign minister, Felipe Pérez Roque, described the move as “a step in the right direction”.

But in an apparent sign that it is no longer taboo to disagree with the comandante, Cuba's foreign minister, Felipe Pérez Roque, described the move as “a step in the right direction”.

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