Definitions For Taboo

noun

• An inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion
• A prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature

verb

• Declare as sacred and forbidden
• A rule against doing or saying something in a particular culture or religion
• Something that is not acceptable to talk about or do : something that is taboo

adjective

• Excluded from use or mention
• Forbidden to profane use especially in South Pacific islands