TABOO as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion
   Synonym(s)
   • tabu (what does tabu mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) taboo is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • inhibition (what does inhibition mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • taboo (what does taboo mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature
   Synonym(s)
   • tabu (what does tabu mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) taboo is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • bias (what does bias mean?)
   • prejudice (what does prejudice mean?)
   • preconception (what does preconception mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • taboo (what does taboo mean?)

TABOO as VERB

1. Meaning
   • declare as sacred and forbidden
   Hypernyms(s) taboo is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • restrict (what does restrict mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • taboo (what does taboo mean?)
   • tabu (what does tabu mean?)
   • taboo (what does taboo mean?)
   • tabu (what does tabu mean?)

TABOO as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • excluded from use or mention
   Synonym(s)
   • forbidden (what does forbidden mean?)
   • out(p) (what does out(p) mean?)
   • prohibited (what does prohibited mean?)
   • proscribed (what does proscribed mean?)
   • tabu (what does tabu mean?)
   • verboten (what does verboten mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • forbidden fruit
   • in our house dancing and playing cards were out
   • a taboo subject
   Similar To
   • impermissible (what does impermissible mean?)
2. Meaning
   • forbidden to profane use especially in South Pacific islands
   Synonym(s)
   • tabu (what does tabu mean?)
   Similar To
   • sacred (what does sacred mean?)