TABOO


Meaning of TABOO in English

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( taboos)

If there is a taboo on a subject or activity, it is a social custom to avoid doing that activity or talking about that subject, because people find them embarrassing or offensive.

The topic of addiction remains something of a taboo...

N-COUNT

Taboo is also an adjective.

Cancer is a taboo subject and people are frightened or embarrassed to talk openly about it.

ADJ

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