Adjective tabu has 2 senses
  1. taboo, tabu - forbidden to profane use especially in South Pacific islands
    Antonym: profane (indirect, via sacred)
  2. forbidden, out, prohibited, proscribed, taboo, tabu, verboten - excluded from use or mention; "forbidden fruit"; "in our house dancing and playing cards were out"; "a taboo subject"
    Antonym: permissible (indirect, via impermissible)
,Noun tabu has 2 senses
  1. taboo, 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 is a kind of bias, prejudice, preconception
  2. taboo, tabu - an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion
    --2 is a kind of inhibition
,
TOP