taboo
/təˈbuː/noun
उच्चारण टबू
वर्जना, निषेध
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a cultural or religious custom that does not allow people to do, use or talk about a particular thing
वर्जना, निषेध
- a social taboo
- Discussing salaries openly is a taboo in some offices.
- In some villages, there is a taboo against eating certain foods on festival days.
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- Breaking a taboo can bring shame on a family.
- The old taboo on women entering the shop has now faded.
Synonyms prohibition ban restriction proscription forbidden thing
Opposite permission acceptance
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that you must avoid or not talk about because it is likely to offend or embarrass people
वर्जित
- a taboo subject
- Death is still a taboo subject in many families.
- Money was a taboo topic at the dinner table.
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- Mental health used to be a taboo subject in many homes.
- Speaking badly about the dead is considered taboo in many cultures.
Synonyms forbidden prohibited banned off limits unmentionable
Opposite acceptable permitted allowed
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
prohibition ban restriction proscription forbidden thing forbidden prohibited banned off limits unmentionable
Antonyms
permission acceptance acceptable permitted allowed
AaSpelling
ta·boo
?Which word?
Keep the forbidden words together: taboo (forbidden by custom), forbidden, prohibited (by law or rules), illicit (illegal), verboten (German, informal), unmentionable (too embarrassing to talk about).
वर्जित के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: taboo (रीति से वर्जित), forbidden, prohibited (कानून या नियम से), illicit (अवैध), verboten (German, अनौपचारिक), unmentionable (बात करने में बहुत शर्मनाक)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
A taboo subject, break a taboo.
Collocations: a taboo subject (ऐसा विषय जिस पर समाज में बात करना मना हो), break a taboo (किसी सामाजिक वर्जना को तोड़ना)। Taboo का मतलब है समाज द्वारा निषिद्ध बात।
⌂Word origin and word building
From the Tongan language of the Pacific Islands.
प्रशांत द्वीपों की Tongan भाषा से।