Banning — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an official prohibition or edict against something

forbid the public distribution of ( a movie or a newspaper)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˌɑːɹbənˈɑːmətɹi/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈapəɹəns/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈapəɹəns/

2 syllables Say it as /kˌɑːɹbənˈɑːmətɹi/.

Examples

Smoking is banned in this building

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

ostracize cast out censor banish ban forbiddance blackball ostracise shun forbidding

Parts of Speech

noun	an official prohibition or edict against something
verb	forbid the public distribution of ( a movie or a newspaper)
verb	prohibit especially by legal means or social pressure “Smoking is banned in this building”
verb	ban from a place of residence, as for punishment
verb	expel from a community or group

Word Forms

ban	verb	forbid the public distribution of ( a movie or a newspaper)
forbid	verb	command against
ban	noun	an official prohibition or edict against something
banishment	noun	the state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent)
ostracism	noun	the state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent)
blackball	noun	the act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verbieten

ein offizielles Verbot oder Erlass gegen etwas

🇫🇷French

interdiction

une interdiction officielle ou un décret contre quelque chose

🇪🇸Spanish

prohibir

una prohibición oficial o edicto contra algo

🇮🇹Italian

vietare

un divieto ufficiale o un editto contro qualcosa

🇳🇱Dutch

verbieden

een officieel verbod of edict tegen iets

🇵🇹Portuguese

banir

uma proibição oficial ou decreto contra algo

🇷🇺Russian

запрет

официальный запрет или указ против чего-либо

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पर प्रतिबंध लगाने

किसी चीज़ के विरुद्ध आधिकारिक निषेध या आदेश

🇧🇩Bengali

নিষেধাজ্ঞা

কোনও কিছুর বিরুদ্ধে একটি সরকারী নিষেধাজ্ঞা বা আদেশ

🇮🇳Tamil

தடை செய்கிறது

ஏதாவது ஒரு உத்தியோகபூர்வ தடை அல்லது அரசாணை

🇮🇳Telugu

నిషేధించడం

ఏదైనా వ్యతిరేకంగా అధికారిక నిషేధం లేదా శాసనం

🇮🇳Marathi

बंदी घालणे

एखाद्या गोष्टीविरूद्ध अधिकृत मनाई किंवा हुकूम

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રતિબંધ

કોઈ વસ્તુ સામે સત્તાવાર પ્રતિબંધ અથવા આદેશ

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿಷೇಧಿಸುತ್ತಿದೆ

ಯಾವುದಾದರೂ ವಿರುದ್ಧ ಅಧಿಕೃತ ನಿಷೇಧ ಅಥವಾ ಶಾಸನ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിരോധിക്കുന്നു

എന്തെങ്കിലും നേരെയുള്ള ഔദ്യോഗിക നിരോധനം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ശാസന

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਾਬੰਦੀ

ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਦੇ ਵਿਰੁੱਧ ਅਧਿਕਾਰਤ ਮਨਾਹੀ ਜਾਂ ਹੁਕਮ

🇵🇰Urdu

پابندی لگانا

کسی چیز کے خلاف سرکاری ممانعت یا حکم

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

禁止

针对某事的正式禁令或法令

🇯🇵Japanese

禁止する

何かに対する公式の禁止または布告

🇰🇷Korean

금지

어떤 것에 대한 공식적인 금지 또는 명령

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cấm đoán

một lệnh cấm hoặc sắc lệnh chính thức chống lại một cái gì đó

🇹🇭Thai

การห้าม

ข้อห้ามหรือคำสั่งอย่างเป็นทางการต่อบางสิ่งบางอย่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

pelarangan

larangan resmi atau dekrit terhadap sesuatu

🇵🇭Filipino

pagbabawal

isang opisyal na pagbabawal o utos laban sa isang bagay

🇲🇾Malay

mengharamkan

larangan atau perintah rasmi terhadap sesuatu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حظر

حظر رسمي أو مرسوم ضد شيء ما

🇮🇷Persian

ممنوع کردن

ممنوعیت یا حکم رسمی علیه چیزی

🇹🇷Turkish

yasaklama

bir şeye karşı resmi bir yasak veya ferman

🇮🇱Hebrew

הַחרָמָה

איסור רשמי או צו על משהו

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