taboo
zelfstandig naamwoord
1 taboo
A prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature.
synoniem: tabu.
Roget 761: prohibition, inhibition; veto, disallowance; interdict, interdiction; injunction, estoppel [Law]; embargo, ban, taboo, proscription; index expurgatorius [Lat.]; ... meer laten zien
Pools: tabu
2 taboo
An inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion.
synoniem: tabu.
Nederlands: taboe, taboesfeer
Pools: tabu
werkwoord
1 taboo
Declare as sacred and forbidden.
Roget 761: prohibit, inhibit; forbid, put one's veto upon, disallow, enjoin, ban, outlaw, taboo, proscribe, estop [Law]; bar; debar etc. ... meer laten zien
Roget 992: practice sorcery etc. n.; cast a nativity, conjure, exorcise, charm, enchant; bewitch, bedevil; hoodoo, voodoo; entrance, ... meer laten zien
bijvoeglijk naamwoord
1 taboo
Excluded from use or mention:
— A taboo subject.
synoniemen: forbidden, out, prohibited, proscribed, tabu, verboten.
Pools: zakazany
2 taboo
Forbidden to profane use especially in South Pacific islands.
synoniem: tabu.
Moby betekeniswoordenboek: Eighteenth Amendment, Prohibition Party, Volstead Act, anathema, ban, banned, bar, bar out, barred, barring, blockade, boycott, censorable, censored, circumscription, contraband, count out, cut off, debar, debarment ... meer laten zien.
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