English-Italian translations for taboo

• tabù
  Non si tratta di un argomento tabù. Questa è la democrazia. It is not a taboo subject; this is a democracy.
  Oggi il tabù è stato infranto.Now the taboo has been broken.
  La clonazione sia degli animali che degli esseri umani deve essere un tabù. The cloning of animals and humans must be taboo.
• tabuizzare

Definition of taboo

• An inhibition or ban that results from social custom or emotional aversion
• Something which may not be used, approached or mentioned because it is sacred
• Excluded or forbidden from use, approach or mention
• Culturally forbidden
• To mark as taboo
• To avoid

Examples

• Incest is a taboo subject in most soap operas.

Related words

• tabooing
• detaboo
• taboo issue
• taboo subject
• taboo topic
• breaking of a taboo