forbidden love

collocation in English

meaningsofforbiddenandlove

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forbidden
adjective
uk
/fəˈbɪd.ən/us
/fɚˈbɪd.ən/
not allowed, especially ...
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love
noun
uk
/lʌv/us
/lʌv/
the feeling of liking another adult very much and being romantically and sexually attracted to them, or strong feelings of liking a friend or person in ...
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(Definition offorbiddenandlovefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofforbidden love

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The scenes offorbiddenlove, demanding parental expectations, and difficult in-laws were, indeed, predictable.
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Forbiddenlovebetween a stepmother and her stepson leads to family tragedy.
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Despite their intents, the two find themselves falling into aforbiddenlove.
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As an emotional song, it portraysforbiddenloveand the tragedy that the situation is.
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The film describes the feeling offorbiddenlovefor another person when that love may not be forbidden at all.
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But her life is about to be turned inside out when aforbiddenloveenters her life.
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This quote summarizes the theme offorbiddenlovethroughout the novel by stating three main arguments against a potential relationship.
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It often overlaps with concepts likeforbiddenlove(such as in affairs or disputes between families).
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The arc's themes deal withforbiddenloveand the effect that being different can have on relationships.
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The story follows theforbiddenlovebetween a fisherman and a farmer's daughter.
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The arc's major themes deal withforbiddenlove, the concept of nature versus nurture, and characters being a mix of good and bad.
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The main influences are revenge,forbiddenloveaffairs, fear, death and dark secrets.
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It is this story offorbiddenlovethat gave the series its title.
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A love story about a young rebellious son of a liberace, who owns a hair salon caught in a time warp and hisforbiddenlove, the daughter of a mobster.
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The following example, composed by an anonymous troubadour, describes the longing of a knight for his lady as they part company after a night offorbiddenlove.
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Now, an unlawful daughter born twenty years ago from aforbiddenlove, returns in the midst of the incessant quarrel that has spilled much family blood on both sides.
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The main theme of the book isforbiddenlove.
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Jan was happy that his sister was alright, but realized that theirforbiddenloveis never going to have a chance.
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He can't confess his feelings, since love between a teacher and student isforbiddenlove.
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He meets a hermit priest who is trying to cure a possessed man; the latter tells his story, which also involves two sisters and a different kind offorbiddenlove.
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