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View synonyms for verboten

verboten

[ ver-boht-n; German fer-boht-n ]

adjective

  1. forbidden, as by law; prohibited.


verboten

/ fɛrˈboːtən /

adjective

  1. forbidden; prohibited
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of verboten1

First recorded in 1910–15; from German: past participle of verbieten “to prohibit, forbid”; forbid
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Example Sentences

So for our purposes, such tax rises are clearly verboten.

From BBC

Hard-liners could argue that anything shipped to an abortion clinic to help it operate could be verboten, even latex gloves.

Things like smelly aftershave, essential oils, lotions and soaps would be verboten.

Inspired in part by research gleaned from a verboten American source, she’s figured out how to amplify their signal exponentially by bouncing it off the sun, which will effectively turbo-boost it.

The couple met through church, married and vowed to shelter their kids — home-schooled and raised on classical and Christian music, with boys, booze and bad behaviors verboten.

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