ta·boo or ta·bu (t -b  , t -)n. pl. ta·boos or ta·bus A ban or an inhibition resulting from social custom or emotional aversion. adj. Excluded or forbidden from use, approach, or mention. |
taboo
[təbo̅o̅′]
something that is forbidden by a society as unacceptable or improper. Incest is a taboo common to many societies.
taboo [tah-boo´]
1. any of the negative traditions, objects, or behaviors generally regarded as harmful to social welfare and therefore prohibited.
2. excluded from use; prohibited.
taboo
Sociology A culture-specific ban on certain actions–eg, adultery among intimate friends, behaviors–eg, incest and thoughts, the abrogation of which results in reproof, persecution, or exile by members of the group
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