tabooing

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /təˈbuːɪŋ/

Verb

tabooing

  1. present participle and gerund of taboo

Noun

tabooing (plural tabooings)

  1. The imposition of a taboo.
    Synonyms: tabooization, tabooification
    • 1902, Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, volume 29, page 177:
      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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