taboo
UK /təˈbuː/ US /təˈbuː/
verb 3noun 2adj 2
Definitions
noun
1
An inhibition or ban that results from social custom or emotional aversion.
It is true indeed that a taboo - in order to be a proper taboo - must not rest in the general mind on argument or reason.
So among the Alfoors of the island of Buru it is taboo to mention the names of parents and parents-in-law, or even to speak of common objects by words which resemble these names in sound.
2
Something which may not be used, approached or mentioned because it is sacred.
adj
1
Excluded or forbidden from use, approach or mention.
Incest is a taboo subject in most soap operas.
Sweets and fats are strictly taboo in my home.
2
Culturally forbidden.
verb
1
To mark as taboo.
2
To ban.
3
To avoid.
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