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Forbiddance

noun/fɚbˈɪdəns/
Definition
an official prohibition or edict against something
the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof)
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/fɚbˈɪdəns/
🇬🇧British English
/fəbˈɪdəns/
🇮🇳Indian English
/fəbˈɪdəns/
3 syllables Say it as /fɚbˈɪdəns/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
banningforbiddingprohibitionbaninhibition
Parts of Speech
nounan official prohibition or edict against something
nounthe action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof)
“they were restrained by a prohibition in their charter”
Word Forms
banverbforbid the public distribution of ( a movie or a newspaper)
forbidverbcommand against
prohibitverbcommand against
inhibitverbto put down by force or authority
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Verbot
ein offizielles Verbot oder Erlass gegen etwas
🇫🇷French
interdiction
une interdiction officielle ou un décret contre quelque chose
🇪🇸Spanish
prohibición
una prohibición oficial o edicto contra algo
🇮🇹Italian
proibizione
un divieto ufficiale o un editto contro qualcosa
🇳🇱Dutch
verbied dans
een officieel verbod of edict tegen iets
🇵🇹Portuguese
proibição
uma proibição oficial ou decreto contra algo
🇷🇺Russian
запрет
официальный запрет или указ против чего-либо
India
🇮🇳Hindi
मनाही
किसी चीज़ के विरुद्ध आधिकारिक निषेध या आदेश
🇧🇩Bengali
নিষেধ
কোনও কিছুর বিরুদ্ধে একটি সরকারী নিষেধাজ্ঞা বা আদেশ
🇮🇳Tamil
தடை
ஏதாவது ஒரு உத்தியோகபூர்வ தடை அல்லது அரசாணை
🇮🇳Telugu
నిషేధం
ఏదైనా వ్యతిరేకంగా అధికారిక నిషేధం లేదా శాసనం
🇮🇳Marathi
मनाई
एखाद्या गोष्टीविरूद्ध अधिकृत मनाई किंवा हुकूम
🇮🇳Gujarati
પ્રતિબંધ
કોઈ વસ્તુ સામે સત્તાવાર પ્રતિબંધ અથવા આદેશ
🇮🇳Kannada
ನಿಷೇಧ
ಯಾವುದಾದರೂ ವಿರುದ್ಧ ಅಧಿಕೃತ ನಿಷೇಧ ಅಥವಾ ಶಾಸನ
🇮🇳Malayalam
വിലക്ക്
എന്തെങ്കിലും നേരെയുള്ള ഔദ്യോഗിക നിരോധനം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ശാസന
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਮਨਾਹੀ
ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਦੇ ਵਿਰੁੱਧ ਅਧਿਕਾਰਤ ਮਨਾਹੀ ਜਾਂ ਹੁਕਮ
🇵🇰Urdu
ممانعت
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
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
sự cấm đoán
một lệnh cấm hoặc sắc lệnh chính thức chống lại một cái gì đó
🇹🇭Thai
การห้าม
ข้อห้ามหรือคำสั่งอย่างเป็นทางการต่อบางสิ่งบางอย่าง
🇮🇩Indonesian
larangan
larangan resmi atau dekrit terhadap sesuatu
🇵🇭Filipino
pagbabawal
isang opisyal na pagbabawal o utos laban sa isang bagay
🇲🇾Malay
larangan
larangan atau perintah rasmi terhadap sesuatu
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
المنع
حظر رسمي أو مرسوم ضد شيء ما
🇮🇷Persian
ممنوعیت
ممنوعیت یا حکم رسمی علیه چیزی
🇹🇷Turkish
yasak
bir şeye karşı resmi bir yasak veya ferman
🇮🇱Hebrew
איסור
איסור רשמי או צו על משהו
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'forbiddance'?
The primary meaning of 'forbiddance' is 'an official prohibition or edict against something'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'forbiddance' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'forbiddance' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'forbiddance' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'forbiddance' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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