tabou

Definitions of tabou
  1. noun
    an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion
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    type of:
    inhibition
    the quality of being inhibited
  2. noun
    a prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature
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    type of:
    partialité, préjugé
    a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation
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