tabu
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature
Types & categories
- bias hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 adjective
forbidden to profane use especially in South Pacific islands
Related & opposite
- sacred similar to
Sense 3 noun
an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion
Types & categories
- inhibition hypernym
Related & opposite
- taboo derivation
Sense 4 adjective
excluded from use or mention
forbidden fruit
Related & opposite
- impermissible similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | taboo |
| 1 | domain region | Related & opposite | Polynesia |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | bias |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | sacred |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | taboo |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | inhibition |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | impermissible |