Taboo

noun
tæ'bu

Adjective

  • excluded from use or mention

    a taboo subject

    Similar:ForbiddenOutProhibitedProscribedTabu
  • 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:Tabu
    Type of:PrejudiceBiasPreconception
  • an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion

    Similar:Tabu
    Type of:Inhibition

Verb

  • declare as sacred and forbidden

    Type of:ControlRestrict

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