tabu

Meanings

Noun

• 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

Adjective Satellite

• forbidden to profane use especially in South Pacific islands
• excluded from use or mention

Synonyms

forbidden, out, prohibited, proscribed, taboo, verboten