[ UK /fəbˈɪdən/ ]
[ US /ˈfɔɹbɪdən, fɝɹˈbɪdən/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. excluded from use or mention
    forbidden fruit
    a taboo subject
    in our house dancing and playing cards were out
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How To Use forbidden In A Sentence

  • Siva's devotees are forbidden to use drugs of abuse, such as cocaine, heroin, amphetamines, barbiturates, psychedelics and marijuana, unless prescribed by a licensed physician.
  • Advertising was forbidden, and the idea that one master guildsman might produce a better product than his colleagues was regarded as treasonable. The Worldly Philosophers
  • For men, halfhearted comb-overs, plugs, weaves, and toupees are strictly forbidden and will be cause for harsh disciplinary action.
  • Elroy is surprised to learn that the gardens are not fables but space stations that orbit the Earth and are run by a much-feared Lord, who seeks out Wiggles for taking the forbidden fruit - an apple, natch. 4/06 UPDATE: My New Year's Resolution
  • In general terms, what we're talking about here is a situation where A and B have a contract or agreement to which C is not a party, whereafter B and C engage in activitity forbidden to B by their contract ot agrement with A, giving rise to the question of whether A has any claim against C. "An act of adultery between the defendant and the spouse of the plaintiff..."
  • Any band activity would supposedly disturb his equilibrium so he is forbidden to leave the house and is watched round the clock. Times, Sunday Times
  • An unspecified surfer from the USA came by via Yahoo looking for "gisele lindley" -- Ms. Lindley was the daring and lovely actress who played Princess in Oingo Boingo's misbegotten Forbidden Zone movie. View from the Northern Border
  • Even though most such oxen are used for plowing, which is forbidden in the Sabbatical year, it is not unusual for someone to buy an ox for its meat.
  • She still did lip service to the old ways, while herself nibbling away at forbidden fruit.
  • Many theologians hold that these attributes are metaphorical rather than real, since comparison of God to human beings is strictly forbidden due to fears of associationism.
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