Meaning

1 senses
  1. The act by which something is forbidden; a prohibition.

More definitions
  • an official prohibition or edict against something

Origin

By surface analysis, forbid + -ing.

By surface analysis, forbid + -ing.

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Forms

plural: forbiddings
Singularforbidding
Pluralforbiddings

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words
Relatedforbid

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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