forbidden
[ fer-bid-n, fawr- ]
/ fərˈbɪd n, fɔr- /
verb
a past participle of forbid.
adjective
not allowed; prohibited: a forbidden food in his religion.
Physics.
involving a change in quantum numbers that is not permitted by the selection rules: forbidden transition.
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Definition for forbidden (2 of 2)
forbid
[ fer-bid, fawr- ]
/ fərˈbɪd, fɔr- /
verb (used with object), for·bade or for·bad or for·bid, for·bid·den or for·bid, for·bid·ding.
to command (a person) not to do something, have something, etc., or not to enter some place: to forbid him entry to the house.
to prohibit (something); make a rule or law against: to forbid the use of lipstick; to forbid smoking.
to hinder or prevent; make impossible.
to exclude; bar: Burlesque is forbidden in many cities.
SYNONYMS FOR forbid
1, 2
interdict.
Forbid,
inhibit,
prohibit,
taboo indicate a command to refrain from some action.
Forbid, a common and familiar word, usually denotes a direct or personal command of this sort:
I forbid you to go. It was useless to forbid children to play in the park.
Inhibit implies a checking or hindering of impulses by the mind, sometimes involuntarily:
to inhibit one's desires; His responsiveness was inhibited by extreme shyness.
Prohibit, a formal or legal word, means usually to forbid by official edict, enactment, or the like:
to prohibit the sale of liquor.
Taboo, primarily associated with primitive superstition, means to prohibit by common disapproval and by social custom:
to taboo a subject in polite conversation.
3 preclude, stop, obviate, deter.
OTHER WORDS FROM forbid
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British Dictionary definitions for forbidden (1 of 2)
forbidden
/ (fəˈbɪdən) /
adjective
not permitted by order or law
physics
involving a change in quantum numbers that is not permitted by certain rules derived from quantum mechanics, esp rules for changes in the electrical dipole moment of the system
usage for forbidden
It was formerly considered incorrect to talk of
forbidding someone
from doing something, but in modern usage either
from or
to can be used:
he was forbidden from entering/to enter the building
British Dictionary definitions for forbidden (2 of 2)
forbid
/ (fəˈbɪd) /
verb -bids, -bidding, -bade, -bad, -bidden or -bid (tr)
to prohibit (a person) in a forceful or authoritative manner (from doing something or having something)
to make impossible; hinder
to shut out or exclude
God forbid!
may it not happen
Derived forms of forbid
forbiddance, noun forbidder, nounWord Origin for forbid
Old English
forbēodan; related to Old High German
farbiotan, Gothic
faurbiudan; see
for-,
bid
Idioms and Phrases with forbidden
forbid
see god forbid.