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Detailed Synonyms for tabu in English

tabu:

tabu adj

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

tabu [the ~] noun

  1. the tabu
    – 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
  2. 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
    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

Alternate Synonyms for "tabu":


Related Definitions for "tabu":

  1. excluded from use or mention1
  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