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forbidden

/fəˈbɪdən/ UK
[fəːˈbɪdən] ~ [fəˈbɪdn̩] UK
/fɚˈbɪdən/ US
[fɚˈbɪdən] ~ [fɚˈbɪd.n̩] US
/fəɾˈbɪdən/ Scotland
[fəɾˈbɪdən] ~ [fəɾˈbɪdn̩] Scotland
/fəˈbədən/ New Zealand
[fəːˈbədən] ~ [fəˈbədn̩] New Zealand

Rhymes with -ɪdən

Where it comes from

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

adjective more forbidden · most forbidden

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.
Similar: prohibited, verboten, proscribed, banned, disallowed, forbidden, impermissible, illegal, illicit, interdicted, nonallowed, nonlicet

Opposite: allowed, authorized, lawful, permitted, unforbidden

verb

participle, past past participle of forbid

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: prohibited, impermissible, taboo, tabu, out, proscribed, banned, off-limits, not, unlawful, illegal, outlawed, interdicted, closed, prohibit, violative

adjective

Opposite: allowed, authorized, lawful, permitted, unforbidden

Translations

Every language

adj not allowed

Español	vedado, defeso, interdicho
日本語	禁じられた kinjirareta, 禁止された kinshi sareta, 禁断の kindan no, 禁 kin
中文	被禁止 bèi jìnzhǐ, 禁止 jìnzhǐ
हिन्दी	मना manā, वर्जित varjit
Português	proibido
Français	interdit
Deutsch	verboten
Italiano	vietato, proibito
Ελληνικά	απαγορευμένος apagorevménos
Română	interzis, nepermis
Русский	запрещённый zapreščónnyj
العربية	مَحْظُور maḥẓūr, مُحَرَّم muḥarram, مَمْنُوع mamnūʕ
עברית	אסור asúr

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@misc{forbidden_2026,
  title = {forbidden},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/forbidden},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}