forbidden
adjective
for·bid·den
fər-ˈbi-dᵊn 
fȯr-
1
: not permitted or allowed
2
: not conforming to the usual selection principles
—used of quantum phenomena
forbidden transition
forbidden radiation
forbidden spectral line
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Examples of forbidden in a Sentence
trespassing is forbidden
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Her autobiographical practice tends to draw on life’s anxieties and forbidden desires.
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Laura Newberry, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2023
The book contains the tropes romance readers love, like enemies to lovers and forbidden love (what's more forbidden than the sons of major political powers dating?), which are both major subcategories in the romance fiction genre.
—Milan Polk, Men's Health, 14 Aug. 2023
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Laura Newberry, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2023
The book contains the tropes romance readers love, like enemies to lovers and forbidden love (what's more forbidden than the sons of major political powers dating?), which are both major subcategories in the romance fiction genre.
—Milan Polk, Men's Health, 14 Aug. 2023
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“Forbidden.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forbidden. Accessed 31 May. 2024.
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