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verpönt (adj)
   frowned on/upon, scorned, taboo

Das reiche Amerika denkt um. Luxus ist out - oder
zumindest verpönt.
Wealthy America is reconsidering. Luxury is out – or at least
frowned upon.
"Das Kochbuch der verpönten Küche" von Wolfram Siebeck - Aal, Froschschenkel, Leber, Niere, Herz, Schnecken und vieles mehr auf den Punkt gebracht.
The Cookbook of Scorned Cuisine by Wolfram Siebeck - eel, frog legs, liver, kidney, heart, snails, and more in a nutshell.

Related:
missbilligen disapprove of, object to
verboten forbidden
tabu taboo
unantastbar sacrosanct, inviolable
vorschriftswidrig against regulations

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