verboten
ver·bot·en
forbidden or prohibited(Strictly) forbidden or prohibited.
UK/ˌvəˈbəʊtn̩/US/ˌfəɹˈboʊt(ə)n/
» That's completely verboten.
Das ist ganz und gar verboten.
Meaning
1 senses(emphatic, humorous, not comparable, often)(Strictly) forbidden or prohibited.
More definitions
- excluded from use or mention
Examples
1 sentencesThat's completely verboten.
deDas ist ganz und gar verboten.
Origin
Unadapted borrowing from German verboten (“banned, forbidden, prohibited”). Doublet of forUnadapted borrowing from German verboten (“banned, forbidden, prohibited”). Doublet of forbidden.
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Synonyms
18 synonymsforbiddenB1illegalA2banneddisallowedproscribedimpermissibleillicitinterdictednonallowednonlicetprohibitedproscriptunallowedunpermitted
Close in meaning
- excluded from use or mention:forbiddenoutprohibitedproscribedtabootabu