Definition of limbo
plural limbos
1
often capitalized
: an abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism
2 a
: a place or state of restraint or confinement
- trapping travelers in an airless limbo
- —Sam Boal
b
: a place or state of neglect or oblivion
- proposals kept in limbo
c
: an intermediate or transitional place or state
- the adolescent occupies a special human limbo
- —New Republic
d
: a state of uncertainty
- The graduate was in limbo for a while, trying to decide what to do next.
