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permaban

noun · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈpɜːməˌbæn/
  • General-American: /ˈpɝməˌbæn/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A permanent ban on a user.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet

Examples

  • Anyone caught cheating on our game server will receive a permaban.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: permablock

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To ban (a user) permanently.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet, transitive

Examples

  • He was permabanned after years of cheating.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: permablock

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Proto-Italic *peri- Latin per- Proto-Indo-European *men- Proto-Indo-European *-éh1ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh1yeti Proto-Indo-European *m̥néh1yeti Proto-Italic *m(V)nēō Latin maneō Latin permaneōlbor. Middle French permanentbor. English permanentclip. English perma- English ban English permaban From perma- + ban.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Spanish: bloquear permanentemente — to ban permanently
  • Spanish: permabanear — to ban permanently