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verboten

adj · 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: /ˌvəˈbəʊtn̩/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /fə-/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˌfəɹˈboʊt(ə)n/
  • General-American: /ˌvəɹ-/
  • General-American: [-ɾ(ə)n]
  • rhymes with -əʊtən
  • CMU ARPABET: V ER0 B OW1 T AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

(Strictly) forbidden or prohibited.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: emphatic, humorous, not-comparable, often

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: banned, disallowed, proscribed, forbidden, impermissible, illegal, illicit, interdicted, nonallowed, nonlicet, prohibited, proscript, unallowed, unpermitted, verboten

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

excluded from use or mention

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • forbidden fruit
  • in our house dancing and playing cards were out
  • a taboo subject

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: forbidden, out(p), prohibited, proscribed, taboo, tabu

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from German verboten (“banned, forbidden, prohibited”). Doublet of forbidden.