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permablock

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

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈpɜːməˌblɒk/
  • General-American: /ˈpɝməˌblɑk/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The act of indefinitely blocking the access of a user.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: permaban

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To indefinitely block the access of a user.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet, transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: permaban

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From perma- + block.