taboo

  1. Noun.  An inhibition or ban that results from social custom or emotional aversion.
  2. Noun.  (context, in Polynesia) Something which may not be used, approached or mentioned because it is sacred.
  3. Adjective.  Excluded or forbidden from use, approach or mention.
  4. Verb.  To mark as taboo.
  5. Verb.  To ban.
  6. Verb.  To avoid.

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