# forbidden

Pronunciation: US say "fur-BID-n" /fɚˈbɪdn̩/; UK say "fuh-BID-n" /fəˈbɪdn̩/

## Adjective

1. Not allowed; specifically disallowed by a rule, law, or authority.
   - Simple: Not allowed, because a rule or someone in charge says you cannot do it.
   - _Cameras are strictly forbidden during the performance._
   - _She stepped past the rope into the forbidden wing of the museum._

## Verb

2. Past participle of forbid. — past participle of forbid
   - Simple: Past participle of forbid. Use this form after a helping word like have, has, or had.
   - _Smoking has been forbidden in all public buildings since the new law passed._
   - _The court had forbidden the company from selling the product._

## Origin

This is the past participle of the verb "forbid," and a doublet of "verboten." It can be compared with German "verboten," Dutch "verboden," Swedish "förbjuden," and West Frisian "ferbean."

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/forbidden (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).