taboo
adjective
proscribed by society as improper or unacceptable.
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
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I inferred rightly that my notoriety was what was tabooing me.
From Tramping on Life An Autobiographical Narrative by Harry Kemp