NOUN | communication | forbiddance, ban, banning, forbidding | an official prohibition or edict against something |
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act | forbiddance, prohibition, inhibition | the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof) |
Meaning | An official prohibition or edict against something. | |
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Synonyms | ban, banning, forbidding | |
Narrower | test ban | A ban on the testing of nuclear weapons that is mutually agreed to by countries that possess nuclear weapons |
Broader | prohibition | refusal to approve / approve or assent to |
Spanish | ilegalización | |
Verbs | forbid | command against |
Meaning | The action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof). | |
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Example | "he ignored his parents' forbiddance" | |
Synonyms | prohibition, inhibition | |
Broader | action | Something done (usually as opposed to something said) |
Verbs | forbid | command against |
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