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 […]