forbidden

forbid

  1. (transitive) To disallow; to proscribe.
  2. (ditransitive) To deny, exclude from, or warn off, by express command.
  3. (transitive) To oppose, hinder, or prevent, as if by an effectual command.
  4. (obsolete, transitive) To accurse; to blast.
  5. (obsolete, transitive) To defy; to challenge.

Frequency

B2
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.

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