Forbidden

//fə.ˈbɪ.dn̩// adj, verb

adj, verb ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    past participle of forbid form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Not allowed; specifically disallowed.

    "Maſters commands come with a power reſiſtleſs / To ſuch as owe them abſolute ſubjection; / And for a life who will not change his purpoſe? / (So mutable are all the ways of men) / Yet this be ſure, in nothing to comply / Scandalous or forbidden in our Law."

Adjective
  1. 1
    excluded from use or mention wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
prohibitedproscribedverbotenbannedbannedbarred

Example

More examples

"Smoking in the restaurant was forbidden."

Etymology

Past participle of the verb forbid. Doublet of verboten. Compare German verboten, Dutch verboden, Swedish förbjuden, and West Frisian ferbean.

Related phrases

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