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taboo

• (s) excluded from use or mention
  • forbidden fruit
  • in our house dancing and playing cards were out
  • a taboo subject
  forbidden, prohibited, proscribed, verboten, tabu, out,
• (s) forbidden to profane use especially in South Pacific islands tabu,

Nouns

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

Verbs

• (v) declare as sacred and forbidden

Synonyms

forbidden prohibited proscribed verboten tabu out

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