“taboo”

Definitions

• adjective

  excluded from use or mention

  Synonyms: forbidden, out, prohibited, proscribed, tabu, verboten, anathema, ban, banned, bar, barred, barring

  • Example:“forbidden fruit”
  • Example:“In our house dancing and playing cards were out.”

• adjective

  forbidden to profane use especially in South Pacific islands

  Synonyms: 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

  Synonyms: tabu

• noun

  an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion

  Synonyms: tabu

• verb

  declare as sacred and forbidden