taboo

Definition of taboo in Turkish Turkish dictionary
TABU: (Osmanlı Dönemi) (Polinezya dilinden) Var olduğu sanılan, mukaddes hususiyetlerinden dolayı dokunulamıyan. Uğursuz ve korkunç olan şey
TABU: (Hukuk) Bir şeyi ve bir kimseyi kutsal sayan ona dokunulmasını, onun eleştirilmesini, onun kullanılmasını yasaklayan anlayış
tabu: Tekinsiz
tabu: Yasaklanarak korunan (nesne, kelime, davranış)
tabu: Toplumsal otoriteye ya da baskı tarafından yasaklanan davranışlar
tabu: Kutsal olduğu için dokunulmaması gereken şey
tabu: Bir sözcüğü, yasaklanmış sözcükleri kullanmadan anlatmaya dayanan bir oyun
tabu: Kutsal sayılan bazı insanlara, hayvanlara, nesnelere dokunulmasını, kullanılmasını yasaklayan, aksi yapıldığında zararı dokunacağı düşünülen dinî inanç

English - English

Definition of taboo in English English dictionary: Excluded or forbidden from use, approach or mention
Incest is a taboo subject in most soap operas.; To avoid; To mark as taboo; To ban; Something which may not be used, approached or mentioned because it is sacred; An inhibition or ban that results from social custom or emotional aversion; {n} a prohibition, interdict; {v} to forbid, hold sacred and inviolable; forbidden to profane use especially in South Pacific islands; declare as sacred and forbidden; If there is a taboo on a subject or activity, it is a social custom to avoid doing that activity or talking about that subject, because people find them embarrassing or offensive. The topic of addiction remains something of a taboo Taboo is also an adjective. Cancer is a taboo subject and people are frightened or embarrassed to talk openly about it. taboos a custom that says you must avoid a particular activity or subject, either because it is considered offensive or because your religion does not allow it taboo about/on/against. Prohibition against touching, saying, or doing something for fear of immediate harm from a supernatural force. The term is of Polynesian origin and was first noted by Capt. James Cook during his 1771 visit to Tonga, but taboos have been present in virtually all cultures. They may include prohibitions on fishing or hunting at certain seasons, eating certain foods, interacting with members of other social classes, coming into contact with corpses, and (for women) performing certain activities during menstruation. Although some taboos can be traced to evident risks to health and safety, there is no generally accepted explanation of most others; most authorities agree that they tend to relate to objects and actions that are significant for the maintenance of social order; an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion a prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature declare as sacred and forbidden forbidden to profane use especially in South Pacific islands; {i} prohibition, ban; Restrictions or prohibitions on behavior imposed by a culture, usually involving a dangerous, forbidden, or unclean entity; To put under taboo; to forbid, or to forbid the use of; to interdict approach to, or use of; as, to taboo the ground set apart as a sanctuary for criminals; {f} forbid, prohibit, ban; Set apart or sacred by religious custom among certain races of Polynesia, New Zealand, etc; {s} forbidden to use, forbidden to say, prohibited, banned; A behavior or act that is risky to perform, unacceptable to society; a taboo subject is one that is not mentioned by people in that culture For example, death is a taboo subject in Chinese Pay and age are often taboo subjects; A behavior that dictates the individual must abstain from certain acts dealing with death; a prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature; an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion; During the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, contact with the cultures of Polynesia and Melanesia aroused interest in the comparative study of cultures by scholars such as Edward Burnett Tylor and James George Frazer Words such as taboo entered English in that way It refers to what is set apart for the use of a god, king, priest, or chief, or prohibited for some other reason; Set apart as sacred and off-limits to ordinary people; prohibition backed by supernatural sanctions; A total prohibition of intercourse with, use of, or approach to, a given person or thing under pain of death, an interdict of religious origin and authority, formerly common in the islands of Polynesia; interdiction; This occurs when the belief exists that saying a certain word is unacceptable, either 1) because it might evoke that thing, 2) it might be considered too sacred, or 3) perhaps it is too profane A euphemism develops so that the thing can be talked about without actually saying it e g , 1) Eng bear; and forbidden to certain persons or uses; hence, prohibited under severe penalties; interdicted; as, food, places, words, customs, etc; excluded from use or mention; "forbidden fruit"; "in our house dancing and playing cards were out"; "a taboo subject"; may be taboo; tapu
taboo slang: Any slang expression that should not be used in a particular situation
tabooed: Simple past tense and past participle of taboo
tabooed: Forbidden; prohibited
tabooed: Forbidden, prohibited
taboos: plural of 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
tabu: {f} forbid, prohibit, ban (also taboo)
tabu: forbidden to profane use especially in South Pacific islands
tabu: {i} prohibition, ban (also taboo)
tabu: excluded from use or mention; "forbidden fruit"; "in our house dancing and playing cards were out"; "a taboo subject"
tabu: {s} forbidden to use, forbidden to say, prohibited, banned (also taboo)
tabu: an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion
tabued: Forbidden, prohibited. Also tabooed
tabus: plural of tabu