forbidden (See forbid)
Dictionary Definition
Verb
1 command against; "I forbid you to call me late
at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store" [syn:
prohibit, interdict, proscribe, veto, disallow] [ant: permit, permit]
2 keep from happening or arising; have the effect
of preventing; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer" [syn:
prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude] [also: forbidding, forbidden, forbade, forbad]forbidden adj : excluded
from use or mention; "forbidden fruit"; "in our house dancing and
playing cards were out"; "a taboo subject" [syn: out(p), prohibited, proscribed, taboo, tabu, verboten]
User Contributed Dictionary
Adjective
forbidden- not allowed
Translations
- Dutch: verboden
- Finnish: kielletty
- French: interdit
- Indonesian: dilarang
- Italian: vietato
- Kurdish:
- Sorani: قهدهغه
- Romanian: interzis
Related terms
Verb
forbidden- past participle of forbid
Extensive Definition
Forbidden or forbid may refer to a number of
things:
- It is an English word referring to something that is off-limits.
Films
- Forbidden (1932 film), directed by Frank Capra
- Forbidden (1948 film), directed by George King
- Forbidden (1953 film), directed by Rudolph Maté
- Forbidden (1984 film), directed by Anthony Page
- Forbidden (2002 film), directed by Robert Kubilos
- Forbidden (2008 film), directed by Geert Wilders
Music
- Forbidden (band), a 1980s American metal band
- Forbidden (Black Sabbath album), a 1995 album
- Forbidden (Christine Dolce album), a 2007 album
Companies
- Forbidden Technologies plc, a UK company based in Wimbledon
Fictional
- GAT-X252 Forbidden Gundam, a mobile suit from the anime Mobile Suit Gundam SEED
Other
- "ForBiddeN", nickname of model/stylist Christine Dolce, popularized by networking website MySpace
forbidden in French: Forbidden
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
banned,
barred, contraband, forbade, forbid, illegal, illicit, nonpermissible, not
permitted, off limits, out of bounds, outlawed, prohibited, ruled out,
taboo, tabooed, unallowed, unauthorized, under the
ban, unlawful, unlicensed, unpermissible, unsanctioned, untouchable, verboten, vetoed