verboten

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Adjective 1.3 Usage notes 2 German 2.1 Adjective 2.2 Verb

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From German verboten "forbidden".

[edit] Adjective

verboten (not comparable)

1. forbidden, prohibited

[edit] Usage notes

A loanword with connotations of state authoritarianism, derived from a perception of the German Empire under Wilhelm II or Nazi Germany. Contemporary usage may be jocular.

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[edit] German

[edit] Adjective

verboten

1. forbidden, prohibited
2. banned

[edit] Verb

verboten

1. Past participle of verbieten.