prohibited

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /pɹəˈhɪbɪtɪd/, /pɹəʊˈhɪbɪtɪd/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /pɹoʊˈhɪbɪtɪd/, /pɹəˈhɪbətɪd/

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• Hyphenation: pro‧hib‧it‧ed

Adjective

prohibited (comparative more prohibited, superlative most prohibited)

1. Forbidden; banned; unallowed.
   • 1993, Germán Bleiberg, Dictionary of the literature of the Iberian peninsula, Volume 1, →ISBN, page 374:

     Theater works and religious essays were the most prohibited literary genres

Synonyms

• proscribed, verboten
• (law): criminal, illegal, illegitimate, illicit, unlawful

Antonyms

• allowed
• permitted

Derived terms

• prohibited area

Translations

forbidden — see forbidden

Verb

prohibited

1. simple past and past participle of prohibit