ALL meanings of taboo
ta·boo
T t - noun taboo sth unacceptable 1
- adjective taboo prohibited, unacceptable 1
- adjective taboo proscribed by society as improper or unacceptable: Taboo language is usually bleeped on TV. Synonyms: prohibited, banned, forbidden, proscribed. Antonyms: allowed, permitted, permissible; sanctioned. 1
- adjective taboo prohibited or excluded from use or practice: In art school, painting from photographs was taboo. 1
- adjective taboo (among the Polynesians and other peoples of the South Pacific) separated or set apart as sacred; forbidden for general use; placed under a prohibition or ban. Synonyms: sacrosanct, inviolable. 1
- noun plural taboo a prohibition or interdiction of anything; exclusion from use or practice: One of the strongest taboos in all modern societies is against incest. Synonyms: ban, proscription, embargo, interdiction; no-no. 1
- noun plural taboo the system, practice, or act whereby things are set apart as sacred, forbidden for general use, or placed under a prohibition or interdiction. the condition of being so set apart, forbidden, or interdicted. 1
- noun plural taboo exclusion from social relations; ostracism. 1
- verb with object taboo to put under a taboo; prohibit or forbid. Synonyms: prohibit, ban, forbid, proscribe. Antonyms: allow, permit, sanction. 1
- verb with object taboo to ostracize (a person, group, etc.): While he is tabooed, no one may speak to him. 1
- countable noun taboo If there is a taboo on a subject or activity, it is a social custom to avoid doing that activity or talking about that subject, because people find them embarrassing or offensive. 0
- countable noun taboo Taboo is also an adjective. 0
- adjective taboo forbidden or disapproved of; placed under a social prohibition or ban 0
- adjective taboo (in Polynesia and other islands of the South Pacific) marked off as simultaneously sacred and forbidden 0
- noun taboo any prohibition resulting from social or other conventions 0
- noun taboo ritual restriction or prohibition, esp of something that is considered holy or unclean 0
- verb taboo to place under a taboo 0
- noun taboo among some Polynesian peoples, a sacred prohibition put upon certain people, things, or acts which makes them untouchable, unmentionable, etc. 0
- noun taboo the highly developed system or practice of such prohibitions 0
- noun taboo any social prohibition or restriction that results from convention or tradition 0
- noun taboo the substitution of one word or phrase for another because of such restriction 0
- adjective taboo sacred and prohibited by taboo 0
- adjective taboo restricted by taboo 0
- adjective taboo prohibited or forbidden by tradition, convention, etc. 0
- verb transitive taboo to put under taboo 0
- verb transitive taboo to prohibit or forbid because of tradition, convention, etc. 0