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- Dictionaryforbidden/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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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.
The meaning of FORBIDDEN is not permitted or allowed. How to use forbidden in a sentence.
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.
Forbidden is used to describe things that people strongly disapprove of or feel guilty about, and that are not often mentioned or talked about. The war was a forbidden subject.
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.
forbidden. ( fəˈbɪdən) adj. 1. not permitted by order or law. 2. (General Physics) physics involving a change in quantum numbers that is not permitted by certain rules derived from quantum mechanics, esp rules for changes in the electrical dipole moment of the system.
forbidden meaning, definition, what is forbidden: not allowed, especially because of an of...: Learn more.
Forbidden definition: Having an extremely low probability of occurrence. Used of quantum phenomena.
Definition of forbidden adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to hinder or prevent; make impossible. to exclude; bar: Burlesque is forbidden in many cities. Middle English forbeden, Old English forbēodan. See for -, bid1 bef. 1000. for•bid′der, n. 1, 2. interdict. Forbid, inhibit, prohibit, taboo indicate a command to refrain from some action.
