Forbidden

Pronunciation

• IPA: /fɝˈbɪdÉ™n/
• Rhymes: -ɪdÉ™n

Origin

From to forbid.

Full definition of forbidden

Adjective

1. not allowed.
• 1999, Ian Stewart, Jack Cohen, Figments of Reality: The Evolution of the Curious Mind, page 276This kind of immediate control structure we take to be characteristic of the tribe, and it leads to a rather rigid type of system in which 'every action not mandatory is forbidden'.

Related terms

• taboo

Verb

1. Past participle of forbid