taboo
Noun
-
A prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature (synset 105959101)
domain region: polynesia - the islands in the eastern part of Oceaniais a type of: bias, preconception, prejudice - a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situationsame as: tabu
-
An inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion (synset 104891497)
is a type of: inhibition - the quality of being inhibitedsame as: tabu
Adjective
-
Excluded from use or mention (synset 301765887)
"forbidden fruit"; "in our house dancing and playing cards were out"; "a taboo subject"similar to: impermissible - not permitted
-
Forbidden to profane use especially in South Pacific islands (synset 302064165)
similar to: sacred - concerned with religion or religious purposessame as: tabu
Verb
Found on Word Lists
Other Searches
- Rhyme: Dillfrog, RhymeZone
- Definition: Wiktionary, Dictionary.com, Wikipedia, Merriam-Webster, WordNet, Power Thesaurus
- Imagery: Google, Flickr, Bing