Verboten
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌvəˈbəʊtn̩/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Verboten is an adjective meaning (often emphatic or humorous) (Strictly) forbidden or prohibited.
Meaning
(often emphatic or humorous) (Strictly) forbidden or prohibited.
Example Sentences
Or was it because he [Mark Zuckerberg] has since been steeped in the relentless positivity of Silicon Valley, where it is verboten to imagine a bad outcome?
Before that, students and professors could date whomever we wanted; the next day we were off-limits to one another—verboten, traife, dangerous (and perhaps, therefore, all the more alluring).
Synonyms for verboten
Depending on context, synonyms include banned, proscribed, forbidden, impermissible, illegal, illicit.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include prohibited, banned, tabooed, forbidden, proscribed, unallowed.
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