forbidden

adjectiveverbcommon in dialogue

United Kingdom//fəˈbɪdən//
United Kingdom/[fəːˈbɪdən] ~ [fəˈbɪdn̩]/
United States//fɚˈbɪdən//
United States/[fɚˈbɪdən] ~ [fɚˈbɪd.n̩]/

Not allowed; specifically disallowed.

adjective

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Not allowed; specifically disallowed.
Maſters commands come with a power reſiſtleſs / To ſuch as owe them abſolute ſubjection; / And for a life who will not change his purpoſe? / (So mutable are all the ways of men) / Yet this be ſure, in nothing to comply / Scandalous or forbidden in our Law.
This kind of immediate control structure we take to be characteristic of the tribe, and it leads to a rather rigid type of system in which 'every action not mandatory is forbidden'.

Etymology

Past participle of the verb forbid. Doublet of verboten. Compare German verboten, Dutch verboden, Swedish förbjuden, and West Frisian ferbean.

verb

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Also a form of forbidpast participle of forbid

Forms

comparative: more forbidden
superlative: most forbidden

for- · Forth: prefixed to verbs to indicate a direction of 'away',…Forbes · A surname from Scottish Gaelic.forbid · To disallow; to proscribe.

forbidden · Not allowed; specifically disallowed.

force · Ability to influence; strength or energy of body or mind;…Force · Falls. used in place names.forced · Obtained forcefully, not naturally.

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