verboten

The definition of verboten is German for forbidden.

(adjective)

If talking about politics at your dinner table is forbidden, political discussion is an example of something that is verboten.

See verboten in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

forbidden; prohibited

Origin: Ger

See verboten in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Forbidden; prohibited.

Origin:

Origin: German

Origin: , past participle of verbieten, to forbid

Origin: , from Middle High German

Origin: , from Old High German farbiotan; see bheudh- in Indo-European roots

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