verboten

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective excluded from use or mention

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from German verboten (“banned, forbidden, prohibited”). Doublet of forbidden.

Synonyms

forbidden, out, prohibited, proscribed, taboo, tabu

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