ta·boo
[tuh-boo, ta-]
adjective
1.
proscribed by society as improper or unacceptable: Taboo language is usually
bleeped on TV. Synonyms: prohibited, banned, forbidden, proscribed. Antonyms: allowed,
permitted, permissible; sanctioned.
2.
prohibited or excluded from use or practice: In art school, painting from
photographs was taboo.
3.
(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.
noun, plural ta·boos.
4.
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.
5.
a.
the system, practice, or act whereby things are set apart as sacred,
forbidden for general use, or placed under a prohibition or interdiction.
b.
the condition of being so set apart, forbidden, or interdicted.
6.
exclusion from social relations; ostracism.
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