prohibition

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) An act of prohibiting, forbidding, disallowing, or proscribing something.
2. (countable, uncountable) A law prohibiting the manufacture or sale of alcohol.
3. (countable, uncountable) A period of time when specific socially disapproved consumables are considered controlled substances.

Synonyms

ban

taboo

forbiddance

interdiction

interdict

proscription

embargo

inhibition

law

veto

injunction

prevention

restriction

forbidding

disallowance

ordinance

not

🚫

forbid

banning

commandment

prohibition era

imperative

inhibit

inhibitor

instruction

justification

mandate

negation

opposition

order

plea

precept

prescription

prohibit

proscribe

refusal

restraint

stoppage

stopping

summons

suspension

temperance

tusk

ultimatum

vindication

warning

⚠️

writ

enjoinment

restraining order

anything forbidden

Translations

interdiction

prohibición

Verbot

divieto

prohibition

proibição

proibizione

απαγόρευση

verbod

défense

prohibició

Untersagung

Bann

Tabu

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌpɹəʊ(h)ɪˈbɪʃən/

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman and Old French prohibicion, from Latin prohibitiō. By surface analysis, prohibit + -ion.