VERBOTEN

forbidden, out, prohibited, proscribed, taboo, tabu, verboten

(adjective) excluded from use or mention; “forbidden fruit”; “in our house dancing and playing cards were out”; “a taboo subject”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

verboten (not comparable)

Forbidden, prohibited.

Usage notes

A loanword with connotations of excessive strictness or authoritarianism, derived from perceptions of Germany, especially under the German Empire and National Socialism.

Anagrams

• overbent

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