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- Dictionaryforbidden/fəˈbɪdn/
adjective
- 1. not allowed; banned: "a list of forbidden books"
- 2. denoting or involving a transition between two quantum-mechanical states that does not conform to some selection rule, especially for electric dipole radiation.
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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. not permitted or allowed; not conforming to the usual selection principles —used of quantum phenomena…
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. / fəˈbɪdən / adjective. not permitted by order or law.
Forbidden is used to describe things that people strongly disapprove of or feel guilty about, and that are not often mentioned or talked about. The war was a forbidden subject. Divorce?
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.
Definition of forbidden adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Define forbidden. forbidden synonyms, forbidden pronunciation, forbidden translation, English dictionary definition of forbidden. v. A past participle of forbid. adj. Physics Having an extremely low probability of occurrence. Used of quantum phenomena: a forbidden transition.
forbidden meaning, definition, what is forbidden: not allowed, especially because of an of...: Learn more.
Forbidden definition: Having an extremely low probability of occurrence. Used of quantum phenomena.
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.
