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    forbidden
    /fəˈbɪdn/

    adjective

    • 1. not allowed; banned: "a list of forbidden books"
    • 2. denoting or involving a transition between two quantum-mechanical states that does not conform to some selection rule, especially for electric dipole radiation.

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  2. adjective. us / fərˈbɪd· ə n, fɔr- / Add to word list. not permitted, esp. by rule or law: Automobiles are forbidden on the island. He was strictly forbidden to talk with them. (Definition of forbidden from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) What is the pronunciation of forbidden? Translations of forbidden.

  3. The meaning of FORBIDDEN is not permitted or allowed. How to use forbidden in a sentence.

  4. verb. a past participle of forbid. adjective. not allowed; prohibited: a forbidden food in his religion. Physics. involving a change in quantum numbers that is not permitted by the selection rules: forbidden transition. / fəˈbɪdən / adjective. not permitted by order or law.

  5. Definition of forbidden adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  6. Learn the meaning of forbidden as an adjective that describes something that is not allowed or prohibited. See synonyms, examples, pronunciation, and usage of forbidden in different contexts.

  7. to refuse to allow something, especially officially, or to prevent a particular plan of action by making it impossible: The law forbids the sale of cigarettes to people under the age of 16. [ + to infinitive ] He's obviously really embarrassed about it because he forbade me to tell anyone. be forbidden from He is forbidden from leaving the country.

  8. When something is forbidden, it's not allowed. You were forbidden to use your father's computer but you did it anyway — and that's why you're grounded. You may recognize the phrase "forbidden fruit," which refers to a famous Bible story about Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden.