virtually taboo
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- In many traditional societies, openly discussing personal wealth is virtually taboo.
- For decades, the subject of mental illness was virtually taboo in public discourse.
- Among certain religious groups, questioning the elders' authority is virtually taboo.
- In that conservative community, anything other than traditional gender roles was virtually taboo.
- Bringing up politics at family dinners can be virtually taboo for some families.
- Criticizing the monarch directly was virtually taboo in the kingdom for centuries.
- Even now, talking about death and dying remains virtually taboo in some cultures.
- Expressing strong negative emotions in public is virtually taboo in certain Asian societies.
- For a professional athlete, admitting to psychological struggles was once virtually taboo.
- In highly hierarchical companies, disagreeing with the CEO is virtually taboo.