English Explanatory Dictionary

prohibition

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An act of prohibiting, forbidding, disallowing, or proscribing something.
  2. A law prohibiting the manufacture or sale of alcohol.
  3. A period of time when specific socially disapproved consumables are considered controlled substances.
name
  1. Any of several periods during which the manufacture, transportation, import, export, and sale of alcoholic beverages were restricted or illegal.
  2. The period from 17 January 1920 through 5 December 1933 in the United States, between the effective dates of the Eighteenth and Twenty-First Amendments to the United States Constitution.
  3. The 66th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.

Pronunciation

/ˌpɹəʊ(h)ɪˈbɪʃən/ /ˌpɹoʊ(h)ɪˈbɪʃən/ en-us-prohibition.ogg

Word forms

prohibition prohibitions

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman and Old French prohibicion, from Latin prohibitiō. By surface analysis, prohibit + -ion.

Synonyms

forbode

Antonyms

permission

Related words

prohibit prohibitionary

Derived words

antiprohibition nonprohibition prohibitional prohibitionism prohibitionist prohibitionistic reprohibition writ of prohibition anteprohibition preprohibition
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