taboo avoidance

== English == === Noun === taboo avoidance (countable and uncountable, plural taboo avoidances) (linguistics) The replacement of a word or phrase with another by way of euphemism to avoid a cultural taboo (e.g. because the older word has become vulgar, or due to the belief that mentioning a dangerous creature's name may cause that creature to appear). === See also === taboo deformation speak of the devil