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Detailed Synonyms for taboo in English

taboo:

taboo adj

  1. taboo
  2. taboo
    – excluded from use or mention 1
    prohibited; out; taboo; forbidden; verboten; proscribed; tabu
    – excluded from use or mention 1
  3. taboo
    – forbidden to profane use especially in South Pacific islands 1
    taboo; tabu
    – forbidden to profane use especially in South Pacific islands 1

taboo [the ~] nom

  1. the taboo
    the taboo
  2. the taboo
    – an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion 1
    the taboo; the tabu
    – an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion 1
  3. the taboo
    – a prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature 1
    the taboo; the tabu
    – a prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature 1

taboo verbe

  1. taboo
    – declare as sacred and forbidden 1
    taboo
    – declare as sacred and forbidden 1

Related Words for "taboo":

  • taboos

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Related Definitions for "taboo":

  1. excluded from use or mention1
    • a taboo subject1
  2. forbidden to profane use especially in South Pacific islands1
  3. an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion1
  4. a prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature1
  5. declare as sacred and forbidden1