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forbidden definition
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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb forbid 2 senses of forbid Sense 1 forbid, prohibit, interdict, proscribe, veto, disallow => ban => bar, debar, exclude => enjoin => outlaw, criminalize, criminalise, illegalize, illegalise Sense 2 prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid => save, make unnecessary => debar, obviate, deflect, avert, head off stave off fend off avoid, ward off => obstruct, blockade, block, hinder, stymie, stymy, embarrass => thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk => stop, halt, block, kibosh Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb forbid 2 senses of forbid Sense 1 forbid, prohibit, interdict, proscribe, veto, disallow => ban => bar, debar, exclude => enjoin => outlaw, criminalize, criminalise, illegalize, illegalise => ban, censor Sense 2 prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid => save, make unnecessary => debar, obviate, deflect, avert, head off stave off fend off avoid, ward off => obstruct, blockade, block, hinder, stymie, stymy, embarrass => stonewall => filibuster => check => hang => bottleneck => thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk => dash => short-circuit => ruin => undo => break => shipwreck => stop, halt, block, kibosh => embargo => stay Entailment of verb forbid Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb forbid 2 senses of forbid Sense 1 forbid, prohibit, interdict, proscribe, veto, disallow => command, require, compel Sense 2 prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid Familiarity of verb forbid forbid used as a verb is rare (polysemy count = 2) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb forbid Sense 1 forbid, prohibit, interdict, proscribe, veto, disallow => command, require, compel -------------- Sense 2 prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid -------------- Grep of noun forbidden forbidden city forbidden fruit Overview of verb forbid The verb forbid has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (15) forbid, prohibit, interdict, proscribe, veto, disallow -- (command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night") 2. (1) prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid -- (keep from happening of arising; have the effect of preventing; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer") Overview of adj forbidden The adj forbidden has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (4) forbidden, out prohibited, proscribed, taboo, tabu, verboten -- (excluded from use or mention; "forbidden fruit"; "in our house dancing and playing cards were out"; "a taboo subject") Antonyms of adj forbidden 1 sense of forbidden Sense 1 forbidden, out(prenominal), prohibited, proscribed, taboo, tabu, verboten INDIRECT (VIA impermissible) -> permissible Similarity of adj forbidden 1 sense of forbidden Sense 1 forbidden, out(prenominal), prohibited, proscribed, taboo, tabu, verboten => impermissible (vs. permissible) Attributes of adj forbidden Familiarity of adj forbidden forbidden used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj forbidden forbidden Overview of verb forbid The verb forbid has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (15) forbid, prohibit, interdict, proscribe, veto, disallow -- (command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night") 2. (1) prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid -- (keep from happening of arising; have the effect of preventing; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer") Overview of adj forbidden The adj forbidden has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (4) forbidden, out prohibited, proscribed, taboo, tabu, verboten -- (excluded from use or mention; "forbidden fruit"; "in our house dancing and playing cards were out"; "a taboo subject")
forbidden definition
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