verboten
adjective
mainlyUSinformaluk/vɜːˈbəʊ.tən/us/vɚˈboʊ.tən/notallowed. This wasoriginallyaGermanwordmeaning"forbidden":
Talkingpoliticsatworkused to be verboten - just likediscussingsexandreligion.
Heclaimedthat theunjusttreatmentofNativeAmericansis a verbotensubjectin many Americanschools.
- There are somepeoplewithfishallergiesin thefamily, which makes the use ofanchoviesverboten.
- Pesticides andweedkillersare verboten in thisorganicgarden.
- Thestudyshowsthat awholelistoffoodsgenerallyconsideredverboten to thosepronetomigrainesmay notstandup toscientificscrutiny.
- Bankfishingis verboten on thelakebecause of theimportancetonestingbirdsof thesurroundingmarsh-lands.
Forbidding and banning things
- abolish
- abolition
- abolitionist
- anti-censorship
- ban
- curfew
- debar
- decertification
- decertify
- deny
- disallow
- non-valid
- off-limits
- out of boundsidiom
- outlaw
- prohibit
- unapproved
- unauthorized
- unkosher
- veto