Tabooing

//təˈbuːɪŋ// noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The imposition of a taboo.

    "It is to be desired that in prison and police stations complete lists should be made out of the tabooings upon criminals, especially young prisoners who have not attained full development […]"

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of taboo form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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tabooificationtabooization

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"It is to be desired that in prison and police stations complete lists should be made out of the tabooings upon criminals, especially young prisoners who have not attained full development […]"

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