taboo

• يصف ما هو محظور أو يُتجنَّب بحسب الأعراف الاجتماعية، غالبًا لأنه يُعدّ مسيئًا أو محرجًا أو مقدّسًا. ويُطلق أيضًا على ما لا يجوز ذكره أو المساس به.

Describes something that is prohibited or avoided by social custom, often due to being considered offensive, embarrassing, or sacred.

1. Excluded from use or mentionB2formal

   Describes something that is prohibited or avoided by social or cultural custom, often considered inappropriate or offensive to discuss.

   محرَّم

   • Discussing politics at the dinner table is considered taboo in their family.
   • The topic of death is often taboo in many cultures.
   • Certain words are taboo in polite conversation.

   المرادفاتbannedforbiddenoff-limitsoutlawedprohibitedproscribedunmentionableunspeakableverboten

   الأضدادacceptablesanctioned

2. Forbidden to profane use (especially in South Pacific islands)C1formalaustralian

   Relating to a system of prohibitions in some South Pacific cultures, where certain things, places, or people are considered sacred and are forbidden from ordinary use or contact.

   محرَّم للاستعمال العادي (خاصة في جزر جنوب المحيط الهادئ)

   • In some Polynesian traditions, the chief's belongings were considered taboo.
   • The islanders declared the area taboo to protect the sacred site.
   • Breaking a taboo could result in severe punishment in traditional societies.

   المرادفاتbannedconsecratedforbiddenhallowedoff-limitsprohibitedproscribedsacred

• اسم يشير إلى محظور اجتماعي أو ثقافي، غالبًا ما يستند إلى معتقدات دينية أو أخلاقية، يمنع أفعالًا أو كلمات أو موضوعات معينة.

A noun referring to a social or cultural prohibition, often rooted in religious or moral beliefs, that forbids certain actions, words, or topics.

1. Sacred prohibitionB2formal

   A cultural or religious ban on the use, mention, or interaction with something considered sacred or forbidden, especially in Polynesian and other South Pacific traditions.

   محرم مقدس

   • In many Polynesian cultures, certain places are considered taboo and cannot be entered.
   • The islanders observed a strict taboo against eating the sacred fish.
   • Breaking a taboo in traditional societies often leads to severe punishment.

   المرادفاتbanembargointerdictinterdictionprohibitionproscriptionrestriction

2. Social or emotional banB2formal

   A social custom or emotional aversion that prohibits certain behaviors, topics, or practices.

   محرم اجتماعيًا

   • Discussing death is often a taboo in many Western cultures.
   • There is a strong taboo against asking someone's salary in polite conversation.
   • Incest is a universal taboo across almost all human societies.

   المرادفاتanathemabanforbiddanceinterdictprohibitionproscriptionrestriction

   الأضدادallowanceapprovallicensepermissionsanction

• فعل يُستخدم للدلالة على منع شيء أو تقييده بناءً على العادات والتقاليد الاجتماعية أو الثقافية، وعلى تجنّبه أو النهي عنه باعتباره محرّمًا.

A verb used to indicate the act of prohibiting or restricting something based on social or cultural customs.

1. Declare as sacred and forbiddenC1formal

   To set something apart as sacred, prohibited, or banned, often due to religious or social customs.

   تحريم بوصفه مقدسًا

   • The tribe tabooed the mountain, forbidding anyone from climbing it.
   • In some cultures, certain foods are tabooed during religious ceremonies.
   • The elders tabooed the practice to preserve the community's traditions.

   المرادفاتbandisallowforbidinterdictoutlawprohibitproscribe

   الأضدادallowapprovepermitsanction