forbidden

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb command against
  2. verb keep from happening or arising; make impossible
  3. adjective excluded from use or mention

Etymology

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

Synonyms

forbid, prohibit, interdict, proscribe, veto, disallow, nix

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