Taboo
nountæ'bu
Adjective
excluded from use or mention
“a taboo subject”
forbidden to profane use especially in South Pacific islands
Similar:Tabu
Noun
a prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature
Similar:TabuType of:PrejudiceBiasPreconceptionan inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion
Similar:TabuType of:Inhibition
Verb
declare as sacred and forbidden
Type of:ControlRestrict
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Similar Words
- Tabu
- Forbidden
- Out
- Prohibited
- Proscribed
- Verboten
- Impermissible
- Sacred