forbidden
forbid
- (transitive) To disallow; to proscribe.
- (ditransitive) To deny, exclude from, or warn off, by express command.
- (transitive) To oppose, hinder, or prevent, as if by an effectual command.
- (obsolete, transitive) To accurse; to blast.
- (obsolete, transitive) To defy; to challenge.
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/fəˈbɪdn̩/
Etymology
Past participle of the verb forbid. Doublet of verboten. Compare German verboten, Dutch verboden, Swedish förbjuden, and West Frisian ferbean.
Related words
not allowed
not permitted
not approved
not good
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