Also Inflected form of forbid
forbidden
for·bid·den
adjective
1.
excluded from use or mention
- “forbidden fruit”
- “in our house dancing and playing cards were out”
- “a taboo subject”
Origin
Past participle of the verb forbid. Doublet of verboten. Compare German verboten, Dutch verboden, Swedish förbjuden, and West Frisian ferbean.
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