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Dictionary Results For "verboten" [?]/[OPML]

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English

Etymology

From German verboten#German|verboten "forbidden".

Adjective

forbidden, prohibited

Usage notes

A loanword with connotations of state authoritarianism, derived from a perception of the German Empire under w:Wilhelm II|Wilhelm II or w:Nazi|Nazi Germany. Contemporary usage may be jocular.

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German

Adjective

verboten

Verb

verboten

Past participle of verbieten.

Category:German adjectives Category:German derivations

de:verboten fr:verboten id:verboten pl:verboten pt:verboten fi:verboten zh:verboten

WordNet verboten
adj : excluded from use or mention; "forbidden fruit"; "in our
house dancing and playing cards were out"; "a taboo
subject" [syn: forbidden, out(p), prohibited, proscribed,
taboo, tabu]

Moby Dictionary
banned , barred , contraband , disapproved , forbade , forbid ,
forbidden , 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 , vetoed