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TABOO
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("taboo" is a kind of...):
inhibition (the quality of being inhibited)
Derivation:
taboo (declare as sacred and forbidden)
Sense 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
Synonyms:
taboo; tabu
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("taboo" is a kind of...):
bias; preconception; prejudice (a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation)
Domain region:
Polynesia (the islands in the eastern part of Oceania)
Derivation:
taboo (declare as sacred and forbidden)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Excluded from use or mention
Example:
a taboo subject
Synonyms:
forbidden; out; prohibited; proscribed; taboo; tabu; verboten
Classified under:
Similar:
impermissible (not permitted)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Forbidden to profane use especially in South Pacific islands
Synonyms:
taboo; tabu
Classified under:
Similar:
sacred (concerned with religion or religious purposes)
III. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they taboo ... he / she / it taboos
Past simple: tabooed
Past participle: tabooed
-ing form: tabooing
Sense 1
Meaning:
Declare as sacred and forbidden
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "taboo" is one way to...):
control; restrict (place under restrictions; limit access to by law)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
taboo (an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion)
taboo (a prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature)
