transcription, транскрипция: [ tæbu: ]
( 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...
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Taboo is also an adjective.
Cancer is a taboo subject and people are frightened or embarrassed to talk openly about it.
ADJ