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forbidden
[ fer-bid-n, fawr- ]
adjective
- not allowed; prohibited:
a forbidden food in his religion.
- Physics. involving a change in quantum numbers that is not permitted by the selection rules:
forbidden transition.
forbidden
/ əˈɪə /
adjective
- not permitted by order or law
- physics involving a change in quantum numbers that is not permitted by certain rules derived from quantum mechanics, esp rules for changes in the electrical dipole moment of the system
Usage
Other Word Forms
- ڴǰ·d· adverb
- ڴǰ·d·Ա noun
- Эǰ·d adjective
- -ڴǰ·d adjective
- ܲЭǰ·d adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of forbidden1
Example Sentences
“Students were forbidden to speak their traditional languages at the schools and forced to learn English. Sometimes teachers would wash students’ mouths out with lye soap.”
But the predators remain on the state’s endangered species list, and aggressive measures to control their behavior are strictly forbidden.
"This research is very important because it will inform local people how active the volcanoes are, and it will map the area that will be forbidden to access during an eruption," she says.
Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet were fictional teenage lovers, whose forbidden romance ended in tragedy, but who have become synonymous with youthful love.
"Russians are trying to ban everything Ukrainian here: language, and also traditions. Even Ukrainian holidays are forbidden."
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