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adjective. uk / fəˈbɪd. ə n / us / fɚˈbɪd. ə n / Add to word list. B1. not allowed, especially by law: Smoking is forbidden in the cinema. Fewer examples. The use of cameras in this museum is strictly forbidden. The sale of alcohol is forbidden here. The athletes are forbidden from using proscribed drugs.
The meaning of FORBIDDEN is not permitted or allowed. How to use forbidden in a sentence.
When something is forbidden, it's not allowed. You were forbidden to use your father's computer but you did it anyway — and that's why you're grounded. You may recognize the phrase "forbidden fruit," which refers to a famous Bible story about Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden.
adjective. /fəˈbɪdn/ /fərˈbɪdn/ Idioms. not allowed. Photography is strictly forbidden in the museum. The conversation was in danger of wandering into forbidden territory (= topics that they were not allowed to talk about). It is not forbidden to dream of a better world. Topics Permission and obligation b2. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.
Forbidden is used to describe things that people strongly disapprove of or feel guilty about, and that are not often mentioned or talked about.
forbidden meaning, definition, what is forbidden: not allowed, especially because of an of...: Learn more.
Forbidden is used to describe things that people strongly disapprove of or feel guilty about, and that are not often mentioned or talked about. More Synonyms of 'forbidden'
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. / fəˈbɪdən / adjective. not permitted by order or law.
to hinder or prevent; make impossible. to exclude; bar: Burlesque is forbidden in many cities. Middle English forbeden, Old English forbēodan. See for -, bid1 bef. 1000. for•bid′der, n. 1, 2. interdict. Forbid, inhibit, prohibit, taboo indicate a command to refrain from some action.
Synonyms for FORBIDDEN: prohibited, banned, outlawed, barred, illegal, taboo, improper, unauthorized; Antonyms of FORBIDDEN: permissible, permitted, allowable, acceptable, appropriate, permissive, legal, lawful.
