English Explanatory Dictionary

verboten

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. (Strictly) forbidden or prohibited.

Pronunciation

/ˌvəˈbəʊtn̩/ /fə-/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-verboten.wav /ˌfəɹˈboʊt(ə)n/ /ˌvəɹ-/ [-ɾ(ə)n]

Word forms

verboten

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from German verboten (“banned, forbidden, prohibited”). Doublet of forbidden.

Synonyms

banned disallowed proscribed forbidden impermissible illegal illicit interdicted nonallowed nonlicet prohibited proscript unallowed unpermitted verboten
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