Complete Definition of "verboten"

English

Etymology
From German verboten#German|verboten "forbidden".

Adjective
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  1. forbidden, prohibited

Usage notes
A loanword with connotations of state authoritarianism, derived from a perception of the German Empire under w:Wilhelm II|Wilhelm II or w:Nazi|Nazi Germany. Contemporary usage may be jocular.


German

Adjective
verboten

  1. forbidden, prohibited
  2. banned

Verb
verboten

  1. Past participle of verbieten.

Category:German adjectives
Category:German derivations

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