forbidden
Syllables: for·bid·den/fəˈbɪdən//fɚˈbɪdən/
forbidden adjective: not allowed; specifically disallowed. Also the past participle of forbid.
Adjective
forbidden (comparative more forbidden, superlative most forbidden)
- Not allowed; specifically disallowed.
- Maſters commands come with a power reſiſtleſs / To ſuch as owe them abſolute ſubjection; / And for a life who will not change his purpoſe? / (So mutable are all the ways of men) / Yet this be ſure, in nothing to comply / Scandalous or forbidden in our Law.1671, John Milton, “Samson Agonistes, […].”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for John Starkey […], →OCLC, page 83, lines...
- This kind of immediate control structure we take to be characteristic of the tribe, and it leads to a rather rigid type of system in which 'every action not mandatory is forbidden'.1999, Ian Stewart, Jack Cohen, Figments of Reality: The Evolution of the Curious Mind, page 276
- Synonyms:
- prohibited, verboten, proscribed, banned, disallowed, impermissible, illegal, illicit, interdicted, nonallowed
Also used as
forbidden is also the past participle of forbid.
forbidden meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Telugu and Sanskrit
forbidden in Hindi
- not allowed
- मना manā, वर्जित varjit
forbidden in Urdu
- not allowed
- منع manā, ممنوع mamnūʻ
forbidden in Telugu
- not allowed
- నిషిద్ధము niṣiddhamu
forbidden in Sanskrit
- not allowed
- निषिद्ध niṣiddha, प्रतिषिद्ध pratiṣiddha, न कर्तव्यम् na kartavyam
More languagesFewer languages
- forbidden in Tagalog
- bawal
- forbidden in Arabic
- مَحْظُور maḥẓūr, مُحَرَّم muḥarram, مَمْنُوع mamnūʕ
- forbidden in Malay
- dilarang, haram
- forbidden in Indonesian
- dilarang
- forbidden in Persian
- ممنوعه mamnu'eh, ممنوع mamnu'
- forbidden in Thai
- ต้องห้าม, หวงห้าม
Examples of forbidden in a sentence
- It's company policy that all mobile phones are forbidden in meetings.
- I've been explicitly forbidden to leave and therefore must stay longer.
- The monks were forbidden to carry edged weapons such as swords and axes.
Synonyms of forbidden
- prohibited
- verboten
- proscribed
- banned
- disallowed
- impermissible
- illegal
- illicit
- interdicted
- nonallowed
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Antonyms
Forms of forbidden
| comparative | more forbidden |
|---|---|
| superlative | most forbidden |
Origin of forbidden
Past participle of the verb forbid. Doublet of verboten. Compare German verboten, Dutch verboden, Swedish förbjuden, and West Frisian ferbean.
Words formed from forbidden
Phrases with forbidden
Words that rhyme with forbidden
Questions about forbidden
- What does forbidden mean?
- Forbidden means not allowed; specifically disallowed.
- What is forbidden in Hindi?
- Forbidden in Hindi is मना (manā), वर्जित (varjit). See Forbidden meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is forbidden?
- Forbidden is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce forbidden?
- Forbidden is pronounced /fəˈbɪdən/ (UK).
Words near forbidden in the dictionary
Source and license
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