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tabu

/tə'bu/

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noun
a prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature
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taboo

type of:
prejudice preconception bias
noun
an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion
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taboo

type of:
inhibition
adjective
excluded from use or mention
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forbidden out prohibited proscribed taboo verboten impermissible
adjective
forbidden to profane use especially in South Pacific islands
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taboo sacred

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