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taboo
adjective as in not allowed, permitted
noun as in something not allowed, permitted
Example Sentences
As a teen, drinking and partying were taboo.
That dynamic was taboo for generations of Americans who feared it might emasculate men and ruin couples’ romantic lives.
I think it’s important because it’s so taboo in our community to talk about this stuff.
Her observations of chimp violence marked a turning point for primate researchers, who had considered it taboo to talk about chimpanzee behavior in human terms.
The fictional Norfolk-based host can be used as a comedic "Trojan horse", he says, to talk about taboo subjects and to "mock different kinds of received wisdom."
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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